We’re learning too

Not only is edu­ca­tion one of the sev­en coop­er­a­tive prin­ci­ples, but it is one of the pri­ma­ry ways your co-op sup­ports and invests in our com­mu­ni­ty. Grow­ing young minds, sup­port­ing teach­ers and cre­at­ing a space that sparks inno­va­tion are all renew­able, sus­tain­able ways we engage with our mem­bers.

These ideals are exem­pli­fied through the pro­grams and oppor­tu­ni­ties you will find high­light­ed through­out our local pages of this month’s issue of South Car­oli­na Liv­ing. To name a few, we are excit­ed to share the win­ners of our Touch­stone Ener­gy Schol­ar­ships and Learn­ing through Art con­tests and to announce the open­ing of our Bright Ideas Grant pro­gram for this year.

Edu­ca­tion is also the cor­ner­stone of what we do each day at your co-op. As the elec­tric indus­try con­tin­ues to evolve with chang­ing demands, chal­lenges and tech­nolo­gies, it is impor­tant that our employ­ees are learn­ing, too. For exam­ple, we just added two elec­tric vehi­cles to our fleet. Own­ing and oper­at­ing an elec­tric vehi­cle will help us pro­vide first­hand knowl­edge to mem­bers who are inter­est­ed in this tech­nol­o­gy. Look for more infor­ma­tion in the com­ing months about our expe­ri­ence. As a reminder, our ChooseEV tool will pro­vide you with the facts if you are in the mar­ket.

Last­ly, our com­mit­ment to edu­ca­tion comes full cir­cle as we own the respon­si­bil­i­ty of teach­ing our mem­bers about their co-op, safe­ty and the ener­gy they use to pow­er their lives. Being a trust­ed source of pow­er and infor­ma­tion isn’t some­thing we take light­ly. Instead, we aim to pro­vide resources and facts to our mem­bers so that you are informed, can make the best deci­sions for you and your fam­i­ly and know where your co-op stands on impor­tant issues.

In fact, one impor­tant issue that York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive is fac­ing is the need for new pow­er gen­er­a­tion. We share this con­cern with the oth­er 19 South Car­oli­na elec­tric coop­er­a­tives and oth­er util­i­ties across the South­east. On page 12D, you will find the first of three con­sec­u­tive arti­cles explain­ing this con­cern. Next month, we will dis­cuss what we are doing about this issue. The fol­low­ing month will dis­cuss how we are plan­ning to move for­ward.

We’re always look­ing out for you and embrac­ing the fact that knowl­edge and trans­paren­cy are the keys to pow­er for our mem­bers.

Sin­cere­ly,

 

 

Paul Basha
Pres­i­dent and Chief Exec­u­tive Offi­cer