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ACT NOW: Tell Your Senator to Say NO…

As an informed mem­ber of your local elec­tric co-op, you play a vital role in shap­ing South Car­oli­na’s ener­gy future. Right now, law­mak­ers in Colum­bia are con­sid­er­ing a pro­pos­al that could have seri­ous con­se­quences for […]
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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 Coop­er­a­tive Day at the State House.” Co-op CEOs, trustees and staff — includ­ing line­men — […]
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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. More infor­ma­tion can be found here at https://coastal.coop/community/for-students/ Apply Online Today!
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 one of the country’s best known polit­i­cal fig­ures. But no mat­ter how high his polit­i­cal […]
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 worked long hours to restore pow­er to South Car­oli­na after Hur­ri­cane Helene. Mid­way through his […]
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 pow­er out­ages occur.  To report your out­age, please call our auto­mat­ed line at 843–538‑5800 or […]

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Hard­work­ing South Car­olini­ans shouldn’t pay high­er pow­er bills to fund a spe­cial deal for big busi­ness­es. Tell your sen­a­tor to pro­tect small busi­ness­es – not a select few huge com­pa­nies that want to shift pow­er costs to oth­er con­sumers. #Voices4Coops

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When big busi­ness­es get a spe­cial deal, local folks get stuck with the bill. South Carolina’s elec­tric coop­er­a­tives are fight­ing back against a pro­pos­al that would raise costs for fam­i­lies and small busi­ness­es. Act now and pro­tect your com­mu­ni­ty. #Voices4Coops

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Restor­ing pow­er is a com­plex process that takes time. Take a look at how our line­men work around the clock after a major storm. See MoreSee Less
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