Help York Electric shape our energy future

Right now, America’s ener­gy sys­tem is under­go­ing a fun­da­men­tal trans­for­ma­tion. Much of the focus relat­ed to ener­gy issues in Wash­ing­ton is on large util­i­ties in urban areas. But elec­tric coop­er­a­tives are fun­da­men­tal­ly dif­fer­ent. York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive is owned by its mem­bers and we care about the future of your fam­i­ly and our com­mu­ni­ties.

York Elec­tric works hard to rec­og­nize and meet the needs of your fam­i­ly and neigh­bors by pro­vid­ing afford­able, reli­able pow­er to the com­mu­ni­ties we serve. But ener­gy afford­abil­i­ty and reli­a­bil­i­ty mean dif­fer­ent things to dif­fer­ent com­mu­ni­ties. Mem­bers liv­ing in the most rur­al areas of Amer­i­ca have a dif­fer­ent set of chal­lenges than mem­bers in more pop­u­lat­ed areas.

Elect­ed offi­cials need to hear from their con­stituents about the issues that mat­ter to them to make deci­sions regard­ing what is best for those they rep­re­sent. By com­mu­ni­cat­ing and build­ing rela­tion­ships with our rep­re­sen­ta­tives we can influ­ence the out­come of pub­lic pol­i­cy debates that affect the way coop­er­a­tives oper­ate. This is why York Elec­tric is part­ner­ing with the Nation­al Rur­al Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive Asso­ci­a­tion (NRECA) on a new pro­gram to make it easy for our mem­bers like you to join the dis­cus­sion and let our voic­es be heard.

We invite you to join Voic­es for Coop­er­a­tive Pow­er

Voic­es for Coop­er­a­tive Pow­er (VCP) is a new nation­wide com­mu­ni­ty designed to help co-op mem­bers just like you share their sto­ries with elect­ed offi­cials. We know that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to ener­gy poli­cies. As an elec­tric coop­er­a­tive mem­ber, speak­ing up on issues that impact your elec­tric co-op sends a mes­sage to elect­ed offi­cials about the unique needs of our communities—and their con­stituen­cies.

VCP makes it easy to have a say in pol­i­cy deci­sions that impact you, because you can cus­tomize your expe­ri­ence by choos­ing the issues most impor­tant to you, from access to broad­band tech­nol­o­gy and ener­gy effi­cien­cy, to renew­able ener­gy and rur­al devel­op­ment and much more. VCP mem­bers will receive updates on those issues, and when need­ed, infor­ma­tion on how to con­tact elect­ed offi­cials and gov­ern­ment agen­cies on pro­posed leg­is­la­tion or reg­u­la­tions.

We can­not shape the future of ener­gy at York Elec­tric and across the Unit­ed States with­out your input and sup­port. Co-ops have democ­ra­cy built into the very fab­ric of our busi­ness mod­el, so we encour­age you to use your voice to help ensure that elec­tric co-ops can con­tin­ue to pro­vide reli­able, afford­able ener­gy to mem­bers like you for gen­er­a­tions to come. Take a moment today to join the move­ment!

How to join

Vis­it the Voic­es for Coop­er­a­tive Pow­er web­site or check out Voic­es for Coop­er­a­tive Pow­er on social media: Face­book,  X (Twit­ter), or Insta­gram.