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JOB OPENING — LINEMAN

 “LINEMAN” This posi­tion will be avail­able on a per­ma­nent, full-time basis. Abil­i­ty to climb poles and read maps required.  Knowl­edge of ser­vice area also pre­ferred. Must have the skills to estab­lish and main­tain effec­tive work­ing […]
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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 […]
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 Coop­er­a­tive Day at the State House.” Co-op CEOs, trustees and staff — includ­ing line­men — […]
Logos for The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina: Youth Tour and Cooperative Youth Summit, featuring the Capitol building and a dome illustration.

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 […]

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