News & Events

News & Events

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Save more energy, lower your bill

Your co-op is dif­fer­ent than oth­er util­i­ties. It is impor­tant that you under­stand, espe­cial­ly with the rate change going into effect on elec­tric­i­ty used dur­ing… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Save more ener­gy, low­er your bill
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Shred Day rescheduled

York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive will host Shred Day on April 5, 2025 to accom­mo­date our mem­bers’ needs after the event this past Octo­ber was can­celled due… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Shred Day resched­uled
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Art competitions for all ages!

At YEC, we’re proud to sup­port edu­ca­tion and the bright futures of our youngest mem­bers. Show us your cre­ativ­i­ty, best design and bright­est col­ors to… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Art com­pe­ti­tions for all ages!
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Join us for Lineman’s Rodeo

York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive has the hon­or of host­ing the South Car­oli­na Lineman’s Rodeo on March 22 at the cooperative’s York office, 1385 E. Alexan­der Love… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Join us for Lineman’s Rodeo
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Youth Tours & Scholarships, last chance to apply!

The dead­line to apply for York Electric’s sum­mer youth trips, Wash­ing­ton Youth Tour and Coop­er­a­tive Youth Sum­mit, is fast approach­ing. Wash­ing­ton Youth Tour, June 15–20,… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Youth Tours & Schol­ar­ships, last chance to apply!
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Looking ahead — managing costs, serving our members

As Chair­man of York Elec­tric Cooperative’s board of trustees, I want to speak direct­ly to you, our mem­bers, about your co-op’s rate increase. In the… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Look­ing ahead — man­ag­ing costs, serv­ing our mem­bers
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2024 Noteworthy accomplishments

Hav­ing reli­able ser­vice is some­thing we take seri­ous­ly at YEC, and we know our mem­bers pri­or­i­tize. Con­tin­ued main­te­nance, plan­ning and expan­sion for growth are all… Con­tin­ue Read­ing 2024 Note­wor­thy accom­plish­ments
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New scholarship opportunities!

$3,000 Touch­stone Ener­gy Schol­ar­ship 5 Schol­ar­ships Must be a mem­ber of YEC Must be a high school senior to apply Write an essay on how… Con­tin­ue Read­ing New schol­ar­ship oppor­tu­ni­ties!
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Congratulations, teachers!

YEC awards Bright Ideas grants, ful­fills class­room wish lists Your coop­er­a­tive is com­mit­ted to sup­port­ing qual­i­ty edu­ca­tion with­in our com­mu­ni­ty. Our chil­dren are our future,… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Con­grat­u­la­tions, teach­ers!
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High school sophomores and juniors: Ready for an experience you won’t forget?

Your co-op has two amaz­ing trips planned this sum­mer. Juniors: Apply for the Wash­ing­ton Youth Tour. Wash­ing­ton Youth Tour: June 15–20, 2025 Expe­ri­ence Wash­ing­ton, D.C.,… Con­tin­ue Read­ing High school sopho­mores and juniors: Ready for an expe­ri­ence you won’t for­get?
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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