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News & Events

ecobee Smart Thermostat

GET SMART: Get a smart thermostat from YEC

More than 200 York Elec­tric mem­bers have pur­chased ecobee ther­mostats at a dis­count­ed rate since the co-op intro­duced its Smart Ther­mo­stat Pro­gram in Novem­ber 2019.… Con­tin­ue Read­ing GET SMART: Get a smart ther­mo­stat from YEC
YEC Members to decide on single member district voting

Members to decide on single member district voting

The South Car­oli­na Gen­er­al Assem­bly has passed a new law requir­ing coop­er­a­tive mem­bers to con­sid­er sin­­gle-mem­ber vot­ing dis­tricts. Mem­bers will decide in a ref­er­en­dum at… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Mem­bers to decide on sin­gle mem­ber dis­trict vot­ing
Generac® generator

A peace-of-mind investment: new generator program

In Sep­tem­ber 1989, Hur­ri­cane Hugo wreaked hav­oc across our area, leav­ing thou­sands with­out pow­er. Who knew that our inland towns and com­mu­ni­ties would be torn… Con­tin­ue Read­ing A peace-of-mind invest­ment: new gen­er­a­tor pro­gram
YEC’s 79th Annual Meeting Has Been Suspended Until Further Notice

Annual Meeting Suspended

  Com­mu­ni­ty-mind­ed, mem­ber-ded­i­cat­ed. Cel­e­brate our great com­mu­ni­ty with York Elec­tric at our 79th Annu­al Busi­ness Meet­ing for mem­bers on Sat­ur­day, May 9, 2020. We have… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Annu­al Meet­ing Sus­pend­ed
SCAM ALERT

Protect Yourself from Scammers

Scams relat­ed to the COVID-19 out­break are on the rise. York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive mem­bers should be on the look­out for sus­pi­cious email, phone calls, or… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Pro­tect Your­self from Scam­mers
Kathy Grier with Dr. Donald Shuler

Share the love with YEC

Cul­ti­vat­ing suc­cess and a bet­ter qual­i­ty of life reach­es beyond YEC’s mem­bers to the com­mu­ni­ties in our area. That means York Elec­tric is always look­ing… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Share the love with YEC
2020 Teddy Bear Trot: Cancelled

Teddy Bear Trot 2020: Cancelled

Due to con­cerns relat­ed to the spread of COVID-19 Ted­dy Bear Trot 2020 has been can­celled. York Electric’s pri­or­i­ty is look­ing out for you, which… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Ted­dy Bear Trot 2020: Can­celled
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YEC offers ‘co-opportunities’

High School stu­dents, apply now for your “co-oppor­­tu­ni­ties”! Online appli­ca­tions for each edu­ca­tion­al expe­ri­ence can be found here. Schol­ar­ships for 12 high school seniors One… Con­tin­ue Read­ing YEC offers ‘co-oppor­tu­ni­ties’
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From the corner of the board room

As we move into 2020, we want our mem­ber­ship to be more informed than ever before on our pur­pose as a coop­er­a­tive and your role… Con­tin­ue Read­ing From the cor­ner of the board room
Capital Credits logo

Twice is nice

For the first time in YEC’s his­to­ry, we were able to return $1.5 mil­lion dol­lars back to our mem­bers through cap­i­tal cred­its in May of… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Twice is nice
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YEC celebrates innovative educators

Rec­og­niz­ing class­room inno­va­tion, YEC and the Oper­a­tion Round Up Trust recent­ly award­ed our first annu­al Bright Idea grants for teach­ers in York, Clover, and Rock… Con­tin­ue Read­ing YEC cel­e­brates inno­v­a­tive edu­ca­tors
A piggy bank wearing a Santa hat sits atop a pile of US dollar bills, symbolizing holiday savings or budgeting.

YEC is returning a second round of $1.5 Million in Capital Credits this year!

It’s twice as nice at YEC! For the first time, York Elec­tric is giv­ing mon­ey back to mem­bers TWICE this year. As a not-for­prof­it util­i­ty,… Con­tin­ue Read­ing YEC is return­ing a sec­ond round of $1.5 Mil­lion in Cap­i­tal Cred­its this year!