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News & Events

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High School Students: Apply Now for Your Co-Opportunities!

As your Touch­stone Ener­gy Coop­er­a­tive, York Elec­tric has made com­mu­ni­ty com­mit­ment one of our top pri­or­i­ties by spon­sor­ing high school stu­dents through schol­ar­ships. Schol­ar­ships for… Con­tin­ue Read­ing High School Stu­dents: Apply Now for Your Co-Oppor­tu­ni­ties!
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Success with Member Comfort

As part our 2019 Mem­ber Com­fort Ini­tia­tive, we have made com­mu­ni­ca­tion, tech­nol­o­gy, access to your co-op and infor­ma­tion a pri­or­i­ty at YEC. Let’s look back… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Suc­cess with Mem­ber Com­fort
ecobee Smart Thermostats

‘Alexa, what’s the buzz about?’

Ecobee smart ther­mostats offer new tech­nol­o­gy to increase mem­ber com­fort, improve the effi­cien­cy of your home and low­er elec­tric bills. Depend­ing on the mod­el that… Con­tin­ue Read­ing ‘Alexa, what’s the buzz about?’
October 2019 is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2019

Octo­ber is Nation­al Cyber­se­cu­ri­ty Aware­ness Month (NCSAM), and as such, we encour­age York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, Inc. employ­ees, ven­dors, friends, and fam­i­ly to take proac­tive steps… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Nation­al Cyber­se­cu­ri­ty Aware­ness Month 2019
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You can be a lineworker, too!

Our 2019 Col­or­ing Con­test Win­ners chan­neled their inner elec­tri­cal safe­ty skills and cre­ative tal­ents for our annu­al Line­men Gear Up for Safe­ty Col­or­ing Con­test for… Con­tin­ue Read­ing You can be a linework­er, too!
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A strong, ready workforce

As a proud part­ner in eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment, YEC has a strong tie to indus­tries in our area. Did you know skilled work­ers are in demand?… Con­tin­ue Read­ing A strong, ready work­force
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Shred it!

YEC’s 7th annu­al Mem­ber Appre­ci­a­tion Shred Day set Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 5, 2019 To kick off our Mem­ber Appre­ci­a­tion Month in Octo­ber, your coop­er­a­tive is host­ing… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Shred it!
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Free yourself from monthly payments

What is Advance Pay? Advance Pay is a pre-pay plan that lets you pay when you want, in the amounts you want. Instead of receiv­ing… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Free your­self from month­ly pay­ments
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Are you prepared for hurricane season?

Atlantic hur­ri­cane sea­son, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, is offi­cial­ly here, and fore­cast­ers with the Nation­al Ocean­ic and Atmos­pher­ic Admin­is­tra­tion (NOAA) pre­dict… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Are you pre­pared for hur­ri­cane sea­son?
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Successful membership at all ages

Grow­ing up is hard to do. You are sud­den­ly respon­si­ble for choos­ing the right path for your future and pay­ing your own bills. As a… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Suc­cess­ful mem­ber­ship at all ages
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Success defined by YEC’s 2019 scholarship winners

YEC awards 11 $1,000 Touch­stone Ener­gy Schol­ar­ships to grad­u­at­ing seniors at each area high school. To apply, stu­dents must be served by the Coop­er­a­tive. YEC… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Suc­cess defined by YEC’s 2019 schol­ar­ship win­ners
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Beat the Peak efforts are helping hold down power costs

Par­tic­i­pat­ing Beat the Peak pro­gram vol­un­teers, total­ing over 30,000 in South Car­oli­na, have already helped save more than $100,000 in pow­er costs, accord­ing to a… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Beat the Peak efforts are help­ing hold down pow­er costs