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Save Energy & Money

York Electric Cooperative strives to be your trusted energy advisor, providing you with the tools to learn about electricity and save money.

Programs & Services

Energy Efficiency

Even small changes can make a big impact on your bill. Brush up on our 101 effi­cien­cy tips to help save ener­gy and mon­ey.

Electric Vehicles

We’re here to pro­vide guid­ance, infor­ma­tion, and even rebates and incen­tives for choos­ing to own an elec­tric vehi­cle.

Federal Tax Credits

You can get up to $3,200 annu­al­ly to help low­er the cost of upgrad­ing your home­’s ener­gy effi­cien­cy.

Beat the Peak

Sign up to help con­trol ener­gy con­sump­tion and low­er costs for all coop­er­a­tive mem­bers. Beat the Peak is free and vol­un­tary.

Heat Pump Rebate

A dual-fuel heat pump is an effi­cient elec­tric heat pump and a gas fur­nace all in one –plus you can get a rebate.

Energy Audits

Have you received high­er bills than you were expect­ing? Find out if an ener­gy audit might be in order.

Smart Thermostat Program

Par­tic­i­pat­ing mem­bers save mon­ey and ener­gy by allow­ing YEC to con­trol their smart ther­mo­stat dur­ing peak peri­ods.

Generator Program

As a cer­ti­fied Gen­er­ac deal­er, we offer mem­bers the option to pur­chase a whole-house gen­er­a­tor at a dis­count.

Agricultural Energy Audits

Assess your farm’s ener­gy effi­cien­cy, con­ser­va­tion needs, and access fund­ing for equip­ment.

Public Utility Regulatory Polices Act (PURPA)

YEC has adopt­ed a res­o­lu­tion regard­ing demand response prac­tices and elec­tric vehi­cle charg­ing pro­grams as detailed in the Infra­struc­ture Invest­ment and Jobs Act of 2021.

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INTERESTED IN SOLAR?

Solar Energy at YEC

Your co-op is here to help you nav­i­gate the world of solar ener­gy. Whether you’re inter­est­ed in hav­ing solar installed at your home, you already have solar, you’d like to join our Com­mu­ni­ty Solar Pro­gram, or if you just have ques­tions — we have your back. YEC is proud to be your trust­ed ener­gy advi­sor.

EXPLORE SOLAR

WHAT IS RENEWABLE ENERGY?

Elec­tric coop­er­a­tives across the coun­try are active­ly expand­ing their fuel port­fo­lios to include an array of renew­able sources, includ­ing wind, solar, geot­her­mal, bio­mass, manure, and hydro.

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Grid Resilience Grant Award

York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive is pleased to receive grant mon­ey from San­tee Coop­er through the Grid Resilience Grant Pro­gram, fund­ed by the Unit­ed States Depart­ment of Ener­gy (DOE). This mon­ey will be used to com­plete five projects with­in our ser­vice ter­ri­to­ry.

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Do you know where your energy originates?

Coop­er­a­tives in South Car­oli­na pur­chase a vari­ety of gen­er­a­tion resources to ensure your pow­er is reli­able and afford­able. York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive mem­bers con­sume ener­gy from a vari­ety of ener­gy sources shown in the Inte­grat­ed Resource Plan PDF and on the graph below.

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[PDF] Integrated Resource Plan: 2021–2040

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Pie chart illustrating Central Electric Cooperative's Energy Resource Mix in 2023

Cen­tral Elec­tric Pow­er Coop­er­a­tive, Inc. (Cen­tral) is a whole­sale elec­tric gen­er­a­tion and trans­mis­sion coop­er­a­tive (G&T) head­quar­tered in Colum­bia, South Car­oli­na. Cen­tral is owned by the 20 inde­pen­dent, consumer-owned South Car­oli­na dis­tri­b­u­tion elec­tric coop­er­a­tives.

  • Hydro: 2%
  • Nuclear: 19%
  • Coal: 31%
  • Nat­ur­al Gas: 24%
  • Pur­chas­es: 22%
  • Renew­able/Non-car­bon: 3%
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York Electric Cooperative Sustainability Report: 2023 | 2024

At YEC, we are com­mit­ted to always look­ing out for our mem­bers. It goes with­out say­ing that keep­ing the lights on, your ser­vice safe and your bill afford­able are top pri­or­i­ties, but we equal­ly val­ue the impor­tance of how your co-op will stand the test of time.

Being sus­tain­able means keep­ing our promise for years to come, despite the chal­lenges we may face in our state, nation, world and indus­try. While we may wish we could keep things the same, sus­tain­abil­i­ty means coop­er­a­tives could look dif­fer­ent in the future. In this report, we aim to sum­ma­rize what we are doing to stay rel­e­vant as the ener­gy indus­try evolves, to lead with account­abil­i­ty, integri­ty and trans­paren­cy, and to con­tin­ue our quest to improve the qual­i­ty of life for those in our area. In oth­er words, we want to leave this world bet­ter than we found it. To do that, we must work as a team to take respon­si­bil­i­ty for our actions and deci­sions, know­ing they impact the liveli­hood of fam­i­lies, com­mu­ni­ties, indus­tries and our future.

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[PDF] YEC Sustainability Report: 2023 | 2024

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Together, we’re lowering carbon dioxide emissions.

Elec­tric coop­er­a­tives show a decline in the amount of car­bon diox­ide (CO2) released to gen­er­ate the elec­tric­i­ty they pro­vide to 1.5 mil­lion South Car­olini­ans.

Between 2005 and 2020, their CO2 emis­sions dropped by 41%, far sur­pass­ing the nation­al 17% reduc­tion tar­get used by the Unit­ed States. A new report from Cen­tral Elec­tric Pow­er Cooperative—the whole­sale pow­er buy­er for the state’s 20 inde­pen­dent, mem­ber-owned util­i­ties includ­ing York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive —also projects that by 2027, emis­sions will fall by 47% from 2005 lev­els.

Line chart illustrating Pounds of CO2 per megawatt-hour
Esti­mat­ed Car­bon Diox­ide Emis­sions by Cen­tral Elec­tric Pow­er Coop­er­a­tive

Coop­er­a­tives are achiev­ing this result by 1) adopt­ing new tech­nolo­gies that do not rely on burn­ing fos­sil fuels to pro­duce elec­tric­i­ty, 2) urg­ing their pow­er sup­pli­ers to close old­er, coal-burn­ing pow­er plants and 3) mak­ing agree­ments with pow­er sup­pli­ers whose gen­er­at­ing port­fo­lios have low­er emis­sions.

Burn­ing fos­sil fuels such as coal to make elec­tric­i­ty releas­es CO2 and oth­er green­house gas­es into the atmos­phere. Reduc­ing these emis­sions plays a key role in pro­tect­ing our envi­ron­ment. By 2027, elec­tric coop­er­a­tives in South Car­oli­na could see at least a 47% reduc­tion in CO2.

Want to help? Con­sid­er our Beat the Peak pro­gram or our Com­mu­ni­ty Solar Farm!

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