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News & Events

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Facts about your rate increase

Last month, your board of trustees made the tough deci­sion to raise rates for the first time in over a decade. They unan­i­mous­ly agreed to… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Facts about your rate increase
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Join our grassroots network

As a York Elec­tric mem­ber, you are part of a net­work of approx­i­mate­ly 42 mil­lion Amer­i­cans who receive their pow­er from an elec­tric coop­er­a­tive. Elec­tric… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Join our grass­roots net­work
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Santee Cooper’s impact on YEC rates

Man­ag­ing costs and smart busi­ness moves have kept our elec­tric rates sta­ble for more than 12 years at York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, but not every­thing is… Con­tin­ue Read­ing San­tee Cooper’s impact on YEC rates
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Historic storm, historic recovery

Trop­i­cal Storm Helene caus­es unprece­dent­ed dam­age in York Electric’s ser­vice ter­ri­to­ry On the morn­ing of Fri­day, Sept. 27, Trop­i­cal Storm Helene swept through York Electric’s… Con­tin­ue Read­ing His­toric storm, his­toric recov­ery
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Local food truck delivers for line crews

By Josh P. Crotzer It takes a lot to restore pow­er after a his­toric storm— a lot of mate­ri­als, a lot of labor and long… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Local food truck deliv­ers for line crews
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Save the date! 2025 Annual Meeting

Cel­e­brat­ing 84 years of serv­ing you Save the date for your 2025 annu­al meet­ing of mem­bers on Sat­ur­day, May 3, 2025. Our team is excit­ed… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Save the date! 2025 Annu­al Meet­ing
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Happy holidays and Christmas cheer!

Jin­gle all the way! Catch your co-op spread­ing Christ­mas cheer at the fol­low­ing local parades! Fort Mill SATURDAY, Dec. 7 Hick­o­ry Grove SATURDAY, Dec. 7… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Hap­py hol­i­days and Christ­mas cheer!
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Annual Veterans Day Celebration

Active and for­mer mem­bers of our Armed Ser­vices, please join us at Amer­i­can Legion Post 34 at 524 Heck­le Blvd. in Rock Hill on Mon­day,… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Annu­al Vet­er­ans Day Cel­e­bra­tion
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We need your help

We are all no strangers to ris­ing costs. From the rise in gro­cery store prices and oth­er every­day items to sup­ply chain dis­rup­tions, we’ve all… Con­tin­ue Read­ing We need your help
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October is National Co-op Month

This Co-op Month, York Elec­tric encour­ages you to remem­ber that you are part of an ener­gized group of Amer­i­cans who have a voice and a… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Octo­ber is Nation­al Co-op Month
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Be cybersecurity aware

WORKING TOGETHER IS WHAT WE DO BEST. For Nation­al Cyber­se­cu­ri­ty Aware­ness Month this Octo­ber, we’re here to encour­age mem­bers, cham­pi­on your safe­ty and empow­er you… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Be cyber­se­cu­ri­ty aware
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Money talks: Electricity provides powerful value

As we all look for ways to save mon­ey in this age of increas­ing infla­tion, I’ve thought about my dai­ly rou­tine and how much val­ue… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Mon­ey talks: Elec­tric­i­ty pro­vides pow­er­ful val­ue