A commitment to our members

Keep­ing a promise for 80 years seems like a long time, but I can assure you that York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive has always and will always look out for you. I hope we con­tin­ue to prove that we are not just an elec­tric com­pa­ny, but some­thing impact­ful and promis­ing in your life. As an elec­tric coop­er­a­tive, we are com­mit­ted to liv­ing the coop­er­a­tive dif­fer­ence, improv­ing the qual­i­ty of life in the com­mu­ni­ties we serve and pro­vid­ing afford­able, reli­able and safe elec­tric­i­ty. More than that, YEC’s employ­ees always have been local folks who take pride in what they do, and in serv­ing oth­ers. Just like your co-op, they are ready to answer the call to work hard for you.

“Look­ing out for you” is some­thing we say a lot. To exem­pli­fy this, we do our best to lis­ten so we can bet­ter serve our mem­bers. You can call us any­time and we’ll have some­one in our office answer­ing by the sec­ond ring, ready to help. We heard about the need for inter­net in many of the rur­al areas of our ser­vice ter­ri­to­ry, so we’re team­ing up to deliv­er this ser­vice to those who have been unserved. We sym­pa­thize with those who have been affect­ed by COVID-19, from job loss to changes in dai­ly life. Know we are here to help. We con­tin­ue to sup­port growth and eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment, bring­ing indus­try and qual­i­ty jobs to our area. Not only does this increase our tax base and help keep your elec­tric rates low, but it pro­vides more oppor­tu­ni­ties for you, our neigh­bors.

Although these aren’t new ideas, they have helped YEC rep­re­sent our promise in your life. With new ener­gy tech­nolo­gies, we con­tin­ue to adopt new pro­grams to serve our diverse mem­ber­ship. From incen­tiviz­ing you to save ener­gy through pro­grams like our smart ther­mo­stat pro­gram and our spe­cial elec­tric vehi­cle rate, to help­ing you shop for solar, we’re here for you.

As we approach our first com­plete­ly dri­ve-thru Annu­al Meet­ing set for Fri­day, May 7 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sat­ur­day, May 8 from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m., we also want to show­case our pro­posed bylaw amend­ments. Our man­age­ment team and board feel these changes bet­ter serve you and pro­tect your rights as mem­bers. Join us for our dri­ve-thru reg­is­tra­tion and vot­ing at this year’s Annu­al Meet­ing to cast your bal­lot on the infor­ma­tion pre­sent­ed in the March edi­tion of South Car­oli­na Liv­ing mag­a­zine, which can also be found here online. Since a pic­ture is worth a thou­sand words, we’d like to end with an invi­ta­tion to enjoy sev­er­al icon­ic co-op moments where our promise was brought to life.

Sin­cere­ly,

 

 

Paul Basha
Pres­i­dent and Chief Exec­u­tive Offi­cer

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More news, proposed YEC district map, bylaw updates

Be sure to read pages 16A–16H in this mon­th’s South Car­oli­na Liv­ing mag­a­zine. On Page 16A, we share some recent accom­plish­ments we’re cel­e­brat­ing and announce our annu­al col­or­ing and design con­tests for kids. On Page 16B, you can review the pro­posed York sin­gle-mem­ber vot­ing dis­trict map. YEC is rec­om­mend­ing going from nine vot­ing dis­tricts to three larg­er vot­ing dis­tricts. Begin­ning on Page 16C, we encour­age you to review the pro­posed bylaw updates that will be vot­ed on at the Annu­al Meet­ing of Mem­bers.