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News & Events

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You’ve got the power

Octo­ber is offi­cial­ly co-op month, where coop­er­a­tives across the coun­try cel­e­brate our her­itage. The YEC sto­ry is simple–it’s all about you. As a mem­ber-owned util­i­ty,… Con­tin­ue Read­ing You’ve got the pow­er
You could win one of two $250 VISA gift cards!

You could WIN one of two $250 Visa Gift Cards

  Help REDUCE pow­er costs for all mem­bers and delay the need for new pow­er plants by shift­ing the time you use elec­tric­i­ty through Beat… Con­tin­ue Read­ing You could WIN one of two $250 Visa Gift Cards
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Building a better future

Your coop­er­a­tive began by light­ing a path for mem­bers in 1941 that was oth­er­wise dark. We believed in our com­mu­ni­ties and want­ed to offer the… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Build­ing a bet­ter future
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Solar Power: A Hot Topic

York Elec­tric is shin­ing brighter this sum­mer as we make enhance­ments to our solar ener­gy pro­grams. With recent tech­no­log­i­cal advances and low­er costs, solar pow­er… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Solar Pow­er: A Hot Top­ic
India Hook Substation

Steadfast and true to YOU

You can count on YEC to get your lights back on in a storm, but it is impor­tant to rec­og­nize the work we do to… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Stead­fast and true to YOU

Unclaimed Capital Credits

Is your name on the list? Val­ue comes in many shapes and sizes at York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive because it is our goal to pro­vide more… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Unclaimed Cap­i­tal Cred­its
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A little drop-in for a few special guests

York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive wel­comed some spe­cial guests to our 77th Annu­al Meet­ing of Mem­bers May 12—the 3,373 mem­bers we reg­is­tered in atten­dance. Our val­ued mem­bers… Con­tin­ue Read­ing A lit­tle drop-in for a few spe­cial guests
Jeanette Houck

2018 YEC Annual Meeting Slideshow

We enjoyed gath­er­ing with you–3,373 mem­bers of the co-op family–catching up, hear­ing what you had to say and the good fel­low­ship. Also, mem­bers donat­ed 2,025… Con­tin­ue Read­ing 2018 YEC Annu­al Meet­ing Slideshow
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York Electric Cooperative reminds you to plug into safety

In May, elec­tric coop­er­a­tives across the coun­try pro­mote safe­ty aware­ness to coin­cide with Nation­al Elec­tric Safe­ty Month. Every year, thou­sands of acci­dents occur due to… Con­tin­ue Read­ing York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive reminds you to plug into safe­ty
Beat the Peak

New website helps members save energy and money

More than 7,250 mem­bers of elec­tric coop­er­a­tives around South Car­oli­na, includ­ing more than 550 mem­bers of York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, are already help­ing their fel­low coop­er­a­tive… Con­tin­ue Read­ing New web­site helps mem­bers save ener­gy and mon­ey
A transparent piggy bank partially filled with coins is labeled "Capital Credits" and features a large dollar sign on a green background.

It Pays to be a Member of York Electric: Returning $1.4 million

Largest Amount Ever in 77 Years!  York Elec­tric is giv­ing mon­ey back to its mem­bers again this year. As a not-for-prof­it util­i­ty, York Elec­tric returns… Con­tin­ue Read­ing It Pays to be a Mem­ber of York Elec­tric: Return­ing $1.4 mil­lion
2018 YEC Annual Meeting: May 12

Save the date: Saturday, May 12, 2018

York Elec­tric’s Annu­al Meet­ing is one of the ben­e­fits of being part of an elec­tric co-op. We are already hard at work plan­ning this fun-filled… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Save the date: Sat­ur­day, May 12, 2018