One big helpful family

At York Elec­tric, we like to think of our­selves as a family—the coop­er­a­tive fam­i­ly. Like any fam­i­ly, we depend on and look out for one anoth­er and are always try­ing to do what’s best for our mem­bers.

In the York Elec­tric fam­i­ly, we’re doing every­thing we can to deliv­er safe, afford­able pow­er to all the homes and busi­ness­es we serve. We’re local, so if some­thing goes wrong, like an out­age, it’s like­ly some­one from your com­mu­ni­ty is work­ing to get your pow­er back on.

Coop­er­a­tives have extend­ed fam­i­lies, too. One of the Sev­en Coop­er­a­tive Prin­ci­ples is Coop­er­a­tion Among Coop­er­a­tives. Our mem­bers ben­e­fit from part­ner­ships with orga­ni­za­tions that pro­vide spe­cial ser­vices. These rela­tion­ships not only help us get things done, but save you mon­ey, as well.

The alliance that per­haps most direct­ly affects rates is with our whole­sale sup­pli­er and trans­mis­sion coop­er­a­tive, Cen­tral Elec­tric Pow­er. Cen­tral does not gen­er­ate the pow­er you use. Instead, they use the lever­age that comes from rep­re­sent­ing all 20 South Car­oli­na dis­tri­b­u­tion coop­er­a­tives to nego­ti­ate pur­chase agree­ments from oth­er pow­er-gen­er­at­ing sources. They also pro­vide ser­vices that help keep pow­er costs afford­able and ser­vice reli­able.

York Elec­tric also part­ners with Broad Riv­er Elec­tric, Lau­rens Elec­tric, Lit­tle Riv­er Elec­tric and Blue Ridge Elec­tric to form New Hori­zon Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive. New Hori­zon pro­vides sub­sta­tion design, con­struc­tion, main­te­nance and test­ing for the five upstate dis­tri­b­u­tion coop­er­a­tives. We call on New Hori­zon when we’re build­ing a new sub­sta­tion. In this issue of South Car­oli­na Liv­ing, we’ll also share details about how this part­ner­ship sup­ports our mem­bers.

Coop­er­a­tive Elec­tric Ener­gy Util­i­ty Sup­ply (CEEUS) pro­vides mate­ri­als and equipment—like poles, wires and linework­ers’ rub­ber gloves—to the state’s coop­er­a­tives. Coop­er­a­tives and our mem­bers ben­e­fit from hav­ing one cen­tral buy­er for all elec­tri­cal sup­plies. Since CEEUS is based in Colum­bia, we can get sup­plies quick­ly when storms occur.

The SC Pow­er Team is an eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment orga­ni­za­tion that rep­re­sents the state’s elec­tric coop­er­a­tives. The Pow­er Team helps bring new indus­tries to coop­er­a­tive ter­ri­to­ries and sup­ports the expan­sion and reten­tion of exist­ing busi­ness and facil­i­ties. They have helped improve your qual­i­ty of life by aid­ing YEC in secur­ing indus­try and mak­ing good jobs avail­able for those in our area.

The Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tives of South Car­oli­na (ECSC) pro­vides a wealth of ser­vices rang­ing from train­ing to com­mu­ni­ca­tions and gov­ern­ment rela­tions. ECSC is the orga­ni­za­tion that pub­lish­es South Car­oli­na Liv­ing, speaks for our mem­bers at the state­house and ensures safe­ty prac­tices are up to stan­dard.

Thanks to these coop­er­a­tive alliances, and oth­ers such as the Nation­al Rur­al Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tives Asso­ci­a­tion (NRECA) and Touch­stone Ener­gy Coop­er­a­tives, York Elec­tric is able to pro­vide inno­v­a­tive, pre­mi­um ser­vices to its mem­bers. It also allows us to share the costs of those ser­vices with oth­er dis­tri­b­u­tion coop­er­a­tives like us.

This Octo­ber, as we cel­e­brate Coop­er­a­tive Month, I’m thank­ful that we can claim these orga­ni­za­tions a part of our fam­i­ly.

Paul Basha

Sin­cere­ly,

Signature

 

 

Paul Basha
Pres­i­dent and Chief Exec­u­tive Offi­cer


Look for your member appreciation discount in November 2021

Octo­ber is co-op month and we’re cel­e­brat­ing our most impor­tant asset—you!

This year has been a good year. Not only did we slight­ly low­er elec­tric rates for mem­bers in 2021, but we are also giv­ing you extra mon­ey back. What bet­ter way to show our appre­ci­a­tion to mem­bers than to give you a dis­count on your pow­er bill! In cel­e­bra­tion of co-op month in Octo­ber, we will pro­vide a 10% dis­count to mem­bers for the elec­tric­i­ty they used dur­ing this time.

Look for your 10% dis­count on your Novem­ber pow­er bill state­ment. Your total dis­count will appear as a line item on your bill.

Thank you for being a val­ued mem­ber of YEC.