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A group of people stands in front of the South Carolina Governor's seal, within an ornate room featuring flags and a wooden table.

Co-ops take over the State House

  Elec­tric coop­er­a­tive lead­ers swarmed the state capi­tol last week for an annu­al event that was for­mal­ly ded­i­cat­ed as “Elec­tric …
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2025 Washington Tour & Cooperative Youth Summit

The appli­ca­tion process will begin Feb­ru­ary 10, 2025.  All appli­ca­tions must be sub­mit­ted on or before Mon­day, March 10, 2025. …
SC Rep. Jim Clyburn in a suit and glasses smiling, seated indoors with a decorative globe object in the background.

Clyburn earns SC co-op’s highest honor

Over three decades in Con­gress, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn has orches­trat­ed the pas­sage of major leg­is­la­tion, advised pres­i­dents and become …
A group of people, including one in a hard hat, gathered indoors at the South Carolina Statehouse with the Governor near flags and a wall plaque with an emblem design.

Co-op linemen honored at State of the State

    Gov. Hen­ry McMas­ter used his annu­al State of the State address to rec­og­nize the elec­tric coop­er­a­tive line­men who …
Two flags fly above a snow-covered sign reading "Coastal Electric Cooperative." Trees and a billboard are visible in the background.

OFFICE CLOSURE

Due to the cur­rent road con­di­tions, we will remain closed today.  As always, we have crews stand­ing by if any …
Blue and white logo with power lines beside the text "Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc." on a white background.

CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE AWARDED $500M FOR CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS

Cen­tral Elec­tric Pow­er Coop­er­a­tive Press Release:  Jan­u­ary 16, 2025 CEPCI Award
A glowing light bulb wearing a Santa hat on a red background promotes "Give The Gift Of Lights" by Coastal Electric Cooperative.

GIFT OF LIGHTS

Help­ing some­one with their util­i­ty pay­ment is an espe­cial­ly prac­ti­cal, thought­ful ges­ture, and a con­ve­nient gift. When you send this …
Logo of Coastal Electric Cooperative, Inc. in green, showing three people working together to lift an electric pole, with slogan "Your Touchstone Energy Cooperative".

84th ANNUAL MEETING

Coastal Elec­tric Cooperative’s 2024 Annu­al Busi­ness Meet­ing was streamed live on the Cooperative’s web­site begin­ning at 3 p.m. on Fri­day, …
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CHILDREN’S BOOK CHALLENGE

Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive would like to invite your fourth and fifth-grade stu­dents to write and illus­trate a children’s book about …
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SC ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES RESTORE POWER

    NEWS RELEASE For imme­di­ate release Oct. 2, 2024 Con­tact: Avery Wilks, (803) 374‑3115; avery.wilks@ecsc.org S.C. elec­tric coop­er­a­tives restore …
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Hurricane Helene — Day Two

The Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tives of SC Hur­ri­cane Helene was a cat­a­stroph­ic storm with his­toric, Hugo-lev­el impacts in South Car­oli­na. South Car­oli­na …
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Hurricane Helene — Day One

The Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tives of SC South Carolina’s elec­tric coop­er­a­tives were hit extreme­ly hard by this morning’s storm, and the restora­tion …
The map shows current electric outages for Coastal Electric Cooperative, with seven customers affected in an area near Horse Bay and Yemassee.

OUTAGE MAP UPGRADE

Our Out­age Map has received an upgrade and we think you will like it! The map now allows for many …
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Be Prepared and Stay Safe: Storm Watches vs. Warnings

At any moment, 1,800 thun­der­storms occur world­wide, accord­ing to the Nation­al Weath­er Ser­vice. That is 16 mil­lion storms a year! …
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TROPICAL STORM DEBBY

Tues­day 10 am Update — We cur­rent­ly have 248 out­ages.  The major­i­ty of these are in the Ben­netts Point Area.   …
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BEWARE AND BE SAFE

Always assume a downed pow­er line is ener­gized and dan­ger­ous!  If you see one:?  
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TROPICAL STORM DEBBY

Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive is close­ly mon­i­tor­ing the path and poten­tial impacts of Trop­i­cal Storm Deb­by as it devel­ops, prepar­ing to …
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APPLIANCE SATURATION SURVEY

Be on the look­out for an Appli­ance Sat­u­ra­tion Sur­vey invi­ta­tion. Ran­dom­ly select­ed co-op mem­bers will receive sur­vey info this week …
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COASTAL ELECTRIC’S 2023 ACSI SCORE

A MEASURED THANK YOU You prob­a­bly don’t spend a lot of time think­ing about your elec­tric coop­er­a­tive. We get it, …
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ACT NOW

Help keep the lights on for South Car­olini­ans by telling your rep­re­sen­ta­tive to sup­port H. 5118. Learn more and take …
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Beginner’s Guide to the Electric Grid

Elec­tric­i­ty plays an essen­tial role in every­day life. It pow­ers our homes, offices, hos­pi­tals, and schools. We depend on it …
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A NOTE FROM THE CEO

By: Mark Walling, CEO & Pres­i­dent Own­ing a car was once con­sid­ered a lux­u­ry, but most peo­ple today would agree …
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RELIABLE POWER FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW

By: Mark Walling, CEO Ring­ing in a new year sparks a sense of renewed hope and opti­mism about the future. …
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FIVE WAYS TO SAFEGUARD YOUR HOME THIS WINTER

Avoid over­load­ing elec­tri­cal out­lets and pow­er strips. When over­loaded with elec­tri­cal items, out­lets and pow­er strips can over­heat and catch …
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A Lineworker’s Timeline: Restoring a Power Outage

By: Bran­don Keesee, SEMO Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive in Mis­souri “How long is it going to take?” Those are famil­iar words to …
Green-themed announcement for the 83rd Coastal Electric Cooperative annual meeting on October 5-6, 2023, with a virtual session on October 6th at 3 PM.

Coastal Electric Cooperative 83rd Annual Meeting

By: Mark Walling, CEO & Pres­i­dent It’s that time of year again…Time for the Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive Annu­al Meet­ing! This …
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Office Closure Notice

Our office will be closed on Mon­day, Sep­tem­ber 4th in obser­vance of Labor Day, reopen­ing on Tues­day, Sep­tem­ber 5th. We …
A timeline showing Hurricane Idalia's impact on South Carolina, detailing wind, surge, flooding, and tornado threats from Tuesday night to Thursday night.

Hurricane Idalia Update

We are con­tin­u­ing to mon­i­tor Hur­ri­cane Idalia as she moves toward our area and we begin to feel the out­er …
A notice with "LOBBY CLOSURE NOTICE" in red, a satellite image of Hurricane Idalia, and the logo "CEC – Your Touchstone Energy Cooperative."

Lobby Closure Notice

Our Lob­by will be closed today, Wednes­day through Thurs­day, as we work to pro­vide out­age man­age­ment for Hur­ri­cane Idalia. While …
Four persons stand by a truck labeled "Coastal Electric Coop, Inc." in Walterboro, S.C., with a barn-like building in the background.

We’re Here to Serve You

By Anne Prince Pic­tured (date unknown) are ear­ly CEC employ­ees (L‑R) Richard Dean, work order clerk; Earl Bish­op, truck dri­ver; …
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Get Smart About Home Lighting

By: Abby Berry Gone are the days when a sim­ple flip of the switch was the only choice for illu­mi­nat­ing …
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Energy Efficiency Tip of the Month

The loca­tion of your ther­mo­stat can impact your HVAC system’s abil­i­ty to main­tain an ide­al indoor tem­per­a­ture. For max­i­mum accu­ra­cy, …
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May is Military Appreciation Month

Ser­vice. Mis­sion. Coun­try. You like­ly iden­ti­fied imme­di­ate­ly (and cor­rect­ly) that these three words describe our nation’s vet­er­ans.  They also suc­cinct­ly …
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Energy Efficiency Tip of the Month

This plant­i­ng sea­son, include ener­gy effi­cien­cy in your land­scap­ing plans. Adding shade trees around your home can reduce sur­round­ing air …
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Lineman Appreciation Day

2015 NRECA Board Res­o­lu­tion “Where­as line­men leave their fam­i­lies and put their lives on the line every day to keep …
A dirt road runs alongside power lines at sunrise or sunset in a rural landscape, with open fields and scattered bushes.

Committed to a Co-op Culture for All

By: Mark Walling, CEO Over the years, you’ve heard me expound on why and how Coastal Elec­tric (CEC) is different––because …
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Office Closure Notice — Good Friday, April 7th

We wish all of our mem­bers a won­der­ful hol­i­day and a blessed East­er.
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Efficiency Upgrades to Help You Save This Summer

By: Abby Berry Spring and sum­mer are oppor­tune times for home upgrades and DIY projects. If you’re plan­ning to make …
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Energy Efficiency Tip of the Month

Land­scap­ing this spring? Con­sid­er an ener­gy effi­cient design to help #saveen­er­gy at home.   This plant­i­ng sea­son, include ener­gy effi­cien­cy …
Four people in hard hats stand in front of a Coastal Electric Cooperative sign with a tree and blue sky in the background.

2023 SC LINEMAN’S RODEO

  Coastal Elec­tric would like to intro­duce four of our newest employ­ees that have joined our CEC fam­i­ly. Kylee Hart, …
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Santee Cooper Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Funds to be Distributed

Coastal Elec­tric mem­bers who received pow­er from the coop­er­a­tive between Jan­u­ary 1, 2007, and Jan­u­ary 31, 2020, may receive a …
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Beat the Peak

If you look around your home, you like­ly have more devices and equip­ment that require elec­tric­i­ty than ever before. Our …
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Energy Efficiency Tip of the Month

Do you have a home office? Set equip­ment like print­ers and scan­ners to auto­mat­i­cal­ly switch to sleep or ener­gy-saver mode …
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Here are the Giveaway Winners!

Over the last few months, Coastal Elec­tric has run pro­mo­tions encour­ag­ing mem­bers to sign up for pro­grams that are designed …
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Five Ways to Fight the Winter Chill and Save Energy

We all have our favorite sea­son. Some peo­ple love crisp, cool weath­er and bundling up under a favorite blan­ket, while …
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December Giveaway

Our Decem­ber Give­away will be ran­dom­ly award­ing one mem­ber a $100 gift card. All you have to do is sign …
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Keeping Pets and Energy Bills Comfortable

By: Anne Prince I don’t know about you, but I con­sid­er my four-legged com­pan­ion a part of the fam­i­ly. I …
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Small Change Can Change Lives

The hol­i­day sea­son is final­ly here. Some call it the most won­der­ful sea­son of all. That’s because we asso­ciate it …
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November Giveaway!

For our Novem­ber give­away, we will be ran­dom­ly award­ing one mem­ber a $100 gift card!  What do you have to …
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2022 Annual Meeting

To Mem­bers of Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, Inc.: The Busi­ness Por­tion of the 2022 Annu­al Meet­ing of Mem­bers (the “Annu­al Meet­ing”) …
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Beat the Peak for a Chance to Win!

Want a chance to win a $500 Visa gift card? How about a $100 gift card? Sign up for peak …
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You Could Collect a Prize Just for Using SmartHub

Dur­ing the month of Octo­ber, we will be ran­dom­ly award­ing one mem­ber a $100 gift card. What do you have …
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Restoring Power Safely and Efficiently

We do our best to avoid them, but there’s no way around it: pow­er out­ages occa­sion­al­ly hap­pen. For most Coastal …
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Prep Now for Storms

The 2022 Atlantic hur­ri­cane sea­son, which runs through Novem­ber 30, is offi­cial­ly here, and fore­cast­ers with the Nation­al Ocean­ic and …
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Scammers are at it again!

Please beware that many mem­bers are receiv­ing calls from scam­mers stat­ing their accounts are up for dis­con­nec­tion with­out imme­di­ate pay­ment. …
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New Look, New Features, New Tools

The SmartHub Redesign is Here!

Our SmartHub web por­tal now has an all-new look and feel. Keep­ing track of your ener­gy usage, con­trol­ling meth­ods of pay­ment and billing options, chang­ing per­son­al infor­ma­tion, report­ing an out­age, and much more are eas­i­er than ever.

Whether you are brand new to SmartHub or have been using it for a while, the short video on the left will walk you through the new fea­tures and improve­ments that will help you bet­ter man­age your account.

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This free dis­count pro­gram is offered to Touch­stone Ener­gy Coop­er­a­tive mem­bers to help them save mon­ey on every­day pur­chas­es. Whether you’re shop­ping local­ly, mak­ing online pur­chas­es, book­ing a dream vaca­tion, fill­ing pre­scrip­tions, or just want to grab a bite to eat, we’ve got you cov­ered with some great deals!

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ACSI® 2023 Award

Coastal Electric Cooperative Earns An ACSI® 2023 Customer Satisfaction Award

Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive earns this award based on data mod­eled by the ACSI® in 2023. Award cri­te­ria are deter­mined by the ACSI based on cus­tomers rat­ing their sat­is­fac­tion with CEC in a sur­vey inde­pen­dent of the syn­di­cat­ed ACSI Ener­gy Util­i­ty Study. For more about the ACSI, vis­it www.theacsi.org. ACSI and its logo are reg­is­tered trade­marks of the Amer­i­can Cus­tomer Sat­is­fac­tion Index LLC.

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