We are in contact with our local volunteer fire departments often, and they tell us the winter months bring increased potential for fire risks and electrical safety hazards. This makes sense because, during the coldest months, members are using additional […]
Charitable Activities
SmartHub is here for your BREC account management
As of November 4, the SmartHub app is required for online and/or smart device account management. SmartHub is a web and mobile app that allows you to take control of all aspects of your energy account. Pay your bill, manage your use […]
Sharing Success with Relay for Life
Broad River Electric’s KEEP COOL. CURE CANCER campaign for Relay for Life has kept going. The cooperative was able to provide a $1,200 donation to the American Cancer Society this spring thanks to raffle ticket and cooling towel sales. That donation […]
Broad River Electric provides 3,000 book bags
Students at 40 local elementary schools, organizations benefit Broad River Electric Charities has provided 3,000 book bags to elementary students across the upstate of South Carolina. Over 40 schools and community centers in Spartanburg, Union, and Cherokee Counties received book […]
Broad River employees participate in school supply drive
This summer, Broad River Electric employees participated in a United Way’s Back to School Supply Drive, donating book bags, notebooks, and other items to help local students. Members of the cooperative staff dropped off the supplies at the local United […]
Sharing Success with United Way
One good deed deserves another… and another. Broad River Electric Cooperative employees have been donating a portion of their monthly wages to the United Way of the Piedmont for decades and the cooperative annually matches those dollars. Thanks to one […]
Operation Round Up program provides over $16,100 in spring grants
Gaffney, SC, June 3, 2019: Last month, Broad River Electric Charities distributed $16,100 from its Operation Round Up® fund to local charities throughout its service territory. The recipients included organizations in Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties that support food banks, […]
Broad River Provides Shredding Service to Community
Broad River’s Electric annual Community Shred Day on Saturday, April 6 allowed over 150 local residents to bring their unnecessary and unwanted documents to the local cooperative for the free shredding service. From 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. a […]
Broad River Electric donates $34,000 to local charities
25 checks distributed thanks to members’ participation in ORU Gaffney, SC, March 1, 2019: Broad River Electric Charities has distributed $34,000 from its Operation Round Up® fund to 25 local charities. The recipients include organizations in Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union […]
Broad River Electric donates to 15 local charities
Members’ contributions provide $15,300 in grants Broad River Electric Charities has distributed $15,300 from its Operation Round Up® fund to local charities this holiday season. The 15 organizations and initiatives represent a broad spectrum of causes and ministries, including toy […]