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Fort Mill fourth grader wins 2021 Children’s Book Challenge
Angel, The Solar Bird, by Madeleine Benner, was selected as the statewide winner of the 2021 Children’s Book Challenge, sponsored by EnlightenSC—an educational initiative of the state’s independent, consumer-owned electric cooperatives. Read more
Ingram-Dawkins named South Carolina’s Mr. Football for 2020
Gaffney High School defender Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins was named South Carolina’s Mr. Football during halftime of the Class 3A title game between Daniel and Camden. Read more
Cooperative to seek more solar power
Central Electric Power Cooperative, the power supplier for South Carolina’s electric cooperatives, will be adding new renewable solar energy to its resource portfolio, a decision made today by its board of trustees. Read more
Finalists named for Mr. Football in S.C.
The Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl announces five finalists for the South Carolina Mr. Football award. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association selected the finalists for the 2020 Mr. Football award. Read more
Johnston teens wins $5,000 scholarship from state's co-ops
See why this young lady has won the R.D. Bennett Community Service Scholarship for 2020. Read more
Now hear this
What do South Carolina high school students have to say about the COVID-19 pandemic? Find out as The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina present podcasts from the students who participated in our Virtual Youth Experience. Read more
Co-ops power provider joins regional transmission organization
Central Electric Power Cooperative, the Columbia-based wholesale power provider for electric cooperatives, has joined PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Read more
Co-op to seek more solar power
Central Electric Power Cooperative plans to add more solar power to the mix of electricity sources used to supply electric cooperatives in South Carolina. Read more
S.C. high school students go virtual this summer
Nearly 80 rising high school juniors and seniors from across South Carolina will connect over the internet this summer thanks to South Carolina’s electric cooperatives. Read more
The novel coronavirus, your electric bill and your electric cooperative
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation. South Carolina's electric cooperatives are committed to helping their members and employees navigate and ever-changing situation. Learn what co-ops are doing. Read more
