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Lighting the way for future leaders

York Elec­tric is proud to sup­port the next gen­er­a­tion of lead­ers through its schol­ar­ship pro­gram. This year, six out­stand­ing stu­dents were award­ed $3,000 schol­ar­ships to… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Light­ing the way for future lead­ers
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Small change, big impact

Michelle and Sheila are for­mer res­i­dents of The Life House, one of the many orga­ni­za­tions sup­port­ed by Oper­a­tion Round Up funds. “I was extreme­ly excit­ed… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Small change, big impact
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New Operation Round Up Board leadership

Gwen Thomp­son has served as chair­per­son for the Oper­a­tion Round Up Board for the past four years. As her term ends, she says she is… Con­tin­ue Read­ing New Oper­a­tion Round Up Board lead­er­ship
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FFA Blessings Box serves York community

In May, a large wood­en blue box with a glass door and two shelves was installed in the front park­ing lot of York Elec­tric’s main… Con­tin­ue Read­ing FFA Bless­ings Box serves York com­mu­ni­ty
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Bright Ideas Classroom Grants for teachers – apply or nominate online today!

$1000 Grants & Wish List Ful­fill­ment for Teach­ers Teach­ers work tire­less­ly to pre­pare stu­dents for the future, but fund­ing for extra projects isn’t always avail­able.… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Bright Ideas Class­room Grants for teach­ers – apply or nom­i­nate online today!
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Touchdown! Annual Meeting recap, YEC accomplishments

This past month, marked anoth­er mile­stone for your coop­er­a­tive as we cel­e­brat­ed 84 years of ser­vice and host­ed yet anoth­er suc­cess­ful annu­al meet­ing. With thou­sands… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Touch­down! Annu­al Meet­ing recap, YEC accom­plish­ments
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Lineman’s Rodeo recap

For the first time, York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive had the hon­or of host­ing the Fifth Annu­al South Car­oli­na Lineman’s Rodeo, on March 21–22. The event brought… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Lineman’s Rodeo recap
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York Electric wins 2024 ECSC’s President’s Safety Award

May is Elec­tri­cal Safe­ty Month, so it is time­ly that your co-op just cel­e­brat­ed win­ning the Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tives of South Car­oli­na (ECSC) 2024 Pres­i­den­t’s Safe­ty Award.… Con­tin­ue Read­ing York Elec­tric wins 2024 ECSC’s President’s Safe­ty Award
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The grid we share

In our first arti­cle in this series, we explained how elec­tric­i­ty trav­els from gen­er­a­tion facil­i­ties to your home. In our sec­ond, we intro­duced the statewide… Con­tin­ue Read­ing The grid we share
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Official Notice of York Electric’s Annual Meeting

YEC will cel­e­brate 84 years of ser­vice to the mem­bers of York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive by host­ing their annu­al meet­ing of mem­bers on Wednes­day, April 30,… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Offi­cial Notice of York Electric’s Annu­al Meet­ing
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YEC members score big with $2.7 million in Capital Credits

A $2.7 mil­lion touch­down with Cap­i­tal Cred­its In May 2025, York Elec­tric mem­bers will receive a total of $2.7 mil­lion in Cap­i­tal Cred­its. Mem­bers who… Con­tin­ue Read­ing YEC mem­bers score big with $2.7 mil­lion in Cap­i­tal Cred­its
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The power behind your power

Last month, we explored the jour­ney elec­tric­i­ty takes to reach your home. You might have been sur­prised to learn that York Elec­tric does not gen­er­ate… Con­tin­ue Read­ing The pow­er behind your pow­er
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The path of power

When you look up at pow­er lines or spot the equip­ment on a util­i­ty pole, do you ever won­der how elec­tric­i­ty makes its way to… Con­tin­ue Read­ing The path of pow­er
A football player holding a ball represents York Electric's Super Bowl event for 2025. It's an annual meeting of members, promoted as game time.

Get ready for your 84th annual meeting

It’s game time with York Elec­tric York Elec­tric will host its 84th annu­al meet­ing in May. As we approach this date, we will be send­ing… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Get ready for your 84th annu­al meet­ing
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Important reminders from your co-op

Schol­ar­ships for high school seniors are still avail­able. Apply online by March 15. SC Lineman’s Rodeo will be host­ed here at YEC’s main office on… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Impor­tant reminders from your co-op
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Co-op Day at the Statehouse

On Feb. 13, York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive board mem­bers and employ­ees joined oth­er elec­tric coop­er­a­tives in bring­ing your voice to pol­i­cy mak­ers dur­ing Co-op Day at… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Co-op Day at the State­house
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The power of grassroots activism—why your voice matters

By Emma Sut­ton For an elec­tric coop­er­a­tive, “grass­roots,” car­ries pow­er­ful mean­ing. In fact, elec­tric co-ops can trace their his­tor­i­cal suc­cess back to this sin­gle idea.… Con­tin­ue Read­ing The pow­er of grass­roots activism—why your voice mat­ters
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Small change, big impact

Oper­a­tion Round Up allows mem­bers to ben­e­fit their com­mu­ni­ties At York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, we believe in the pow­er of com­mu­ni­ty. This com­mit­ment comes to life… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Small change, big impact
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How electricity gets to you

Step 1 — Gen­er­a­tion Elec­tric­i­ty is gen­er­at­ed from var­i­ous sources. Step 2 — Step-Up Trans­former Volt­age is increased to push the elec­tric­i­ty over long dis­tances.… Con­tin­ue Read­ing How elec­tric­i­ty gets to you
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Enhanced Metering Arrives for YEC Members

Safe. Smart. Secure. York Elec­tric is mak­ing invest­ments to improve our elec­tric grid. We are replac­ing old meters with enhanced meters, sim­i­lar to what oth­er… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Enhanced Meter­ing Arrives for YEC Mem­bers