Cause for celebration

Octo­ber is our month to cel­e­brate the coop­er­a­tive dif­fer­ence and the val­ue of your mem­ber­ship. What does that mean? Sim­ple. We’re cel­e­brat­ing you. We wouldn’t exist with­out you, our mem­bers. You are much more than just an elec­tric cus­tomer. We aim to make your con­nec­tion with your co-op count for more than being a month­ly util­i­ty you pay. Your co-op invests in you and the com­mu­ni­ties we serve to make life bet­ter. We have locals serv­ing you—from our employ­ees to our elect­ed board of directors—we’re all your neigh­bors and friends. We have an inti­mate under­stand­ing and pri­or­i­ty to meet the unique needs in our area because this is our home, too.

We’re focused on pro­vid­ing reli­able, safe, and afford­able elec­tric­i­ty, but our mis­sion is much greater. We want to improve your qual­i­ty of life. Whether that is through our lat­est eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment efforts, bring­ing qual­i­ty jobs to our area, or through our Rur­al Inter­net Project, a part­ner­ship with Com­po­ri­um to bring high-speed inter­net ser­vice to more than 5,000 unserved areas in our ser­vice ter­ri­to­ry, we’re always look­ing out for you.

We care about you, or as one of the sev­en coop­er­a­tive prin­ci­pals puts it, we exem­pli­fy “Con­cern for Com­mu­ni­ty.” We strive to cel­e­brate our diverse mem­ber­ship, keep you informed and con­nect with you to make a dif­fer­ence. This issue is packed with infor­ma­tion on your com­mu­ni­ty. Learn about ways your co-op is hon­or­ing you by cel­e­brat­ing vet­er­ans, stu­dents, and the suc­cess of a local flower farm. See how your co-op is invest­ing in reli­able ener­gy with sys­tem updates and facts about solar. Let us help you pre­pare to stay safe from hack­ers and scams online through updates and tips. Last­ly, part­ner with us to help the most vul­ner­a­ble in our com­mu­ni­ty.

I think the coop­er­a­tive dif­fer­ence is some­thing that makes life eas­i­er, bet­ter and sup­ports the neigh­bor­ly bond we share with­in our com­mu­ni­ty. We were built by you, and we work dai­ly to serve you with excel­lence. That’s the co-op way and some­thing worth cel­e­brat­ing.

Sin­cere­ly,

 

 

Paul Basha
Pres­i­dent and Chief Exec­u­tive Offi­cer

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Substation upgrade increases reliability

York Elec­tric is always look­ing out for you. One of the ways we strive to pro­vide excel­lent ser­vice and safe, afford­able, and reli­able ener­gy is by con­tin­u­al­ly upgrad­ing our dis­tri­b­u­tion sys­tem.

Recent­ly, we made improve­ments to our Clover Sub­sta­tion, includ­ing adding new smart devices, wildlife and asset pro­tec­tion, and updat­ed equip­ment. These invest­ments of new tech­nol­o­gy will help pre­vent future out­ages and will improve our restora­tion efforts if out­ages do occur.