YEC Member-Submitted FAQ

Momen­tary out­ages occur when a dis­tur­bance on the line is detect­ed. These dis­tur­bances could be caused by a light­ning strike, a squir­rel or tree branch… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Why do my lights ‘blink’ from time to time?

Approx­i­mate­ly 1,500 of the 3,500 miles of line YEC has are under­ground. The major­i­ty of new lines we install annu­al­ly are under­ground, and we see… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Has YEC con­sid­ered bury­ing some pow­er lines to pre­vent fre­quent pow­er out­ages?

YEC is com­mit­ted to build­ing high-speed fiber inter­net net­works as soon as South Car­oli­na elec­tric-coop­er­a­­tives receive fed­er­al fund­ing. Oth­er SC elec­tric coop­er­a­tives com­mit­ted to doing… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Has YEC ever con­sid­ered offer­ing Inter­net ser­vice to their mem­bers?

The min­i­mum require­ment for ceil­ing insu­la­tion is R‑30, but the rec­om­men­da­tion is R‑38–49. Prop­er insu­la­tion can cut ener­gy costs by as much as half! Also,… Con­tin­ue Read­ing How much insu­la­tion do you need in your ceil­ing to get effec­tive insu­la­tion pro­tec­tion?

Elec­tric coop­er­a­tives were first formed in the 1930s when it became evi­dent that estab­lished pow­er com­pa­nies were not ready to sup­ply pow­er to peo­ple liv­ing… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Is there a brief his­to­ry of how YEC was formed?