Building a better future

Paul Basha, CEO, York Electric Cooperative
Paul Basha, CEO, York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive

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 pos­si­bil­i­ty of a bet­ter life to every­one, regard­less of where they lived. Not much has changed today. York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive takes the respon­si­bil­i­ty of pro­vid­ing you with afford­able, reli­able ener­gy a step fur­ther by cul­ti­vat­ing the com­mu­ni­ties of our mem­bers.

Elec­tric­i­ty made life eas­i­er and offered new oppor­tu­ni­ties. York Elec­tric pro­vid­ed this build­ing block of hope, giv­ing the pow­er of light and the pow­er of human con­nec­tions to mem­bers liv­ing in rur­al areas.

Although elec­tric­i­ty is now a sta­ple in every­day soci­ety, your coop­er­a­tive con­tin­ues to offer oppor­tu­ni­ties of a life­time. York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive strives to do more than sim­ply pro­vide reli­able elec­tric­i­ty, we want to help you build a bet­ter future by invest­ing in our youth.

At a young age, we teach stu­dents about the impor­tance and dan­gers of elec­tric­i­ty. We spend time in our schools help­ing our chil­dren learn about our sto­ry and about the coop­er­a­tive dif­fer­ence. But that’s not all. We send stu­dents to Wash­ing­ton, D.C. to learn about the coop­er­a­tive voice that spreads across our great nation. Sim­i­lar­ly, we send anoth­er group of young rep­re­sen­ta­tives to Colum­bia to learn about our work in South Car­oli­na. We spon­sor 13 dif­fer­ent schol­ar­ships towards high­er edu­ca­tion for coop­er­a­tive mem­bers, includ­ing one specif­i­cal­ly des­ig­nat­ed for a stu­dent who is enter­ing a tech­ni­cal field.

Thank you to each of our recip­i­ents for rep­re­sent­ing York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive’s future. Our ded­i­ca­tion to build­ing suc­cess, one brick at a time, is tried and true. We’ve con­tin­ued the tra­di­tion, evolv­ing our tac­tics over the years, and will con­tin­ue to look out for you for years to come. Togeth­er we can make a dif­fer­ence.

Paul Basha

Paul Basha
Pres­i­dent and Chief Exec­u­tive Offi­cer

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(L to R): Brid­get (1st place), Eli (2nd), & William (3rd). Pho­to: Erin Pow­ell