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 […]
Education
Space heaters can be dangerous and expensive
Space heaters can be an effective way to warm specific rooms in your home without having to crank up the thermostat. However, there is risk involved, both to your safety and for increased power bills. Space heaters only warm a […]
Apply for Youth Trip Experiences
Broad River Electric will again be offering four local high school juniors the opportunity to experience a trip of a lifetime. Area students in households served by Broad River Electric can now apply for the Washington Youth Tour and the […]
Broad River provides 3,000 book bags to local students
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 bags the week before the academic year began […]
BREC sends Union’s Bailey Long on Youth Summit
Fifty-six high school students from across the state returned to school this fall with a better understanding of how electric cooperatives are preparing for the future. Broad River Electric co-sponsored the Cooperative Youth Summit in July, giving Union County High […]
Broad River Electric sends 2 local students to D.C.
Two local students have returned from the nation’s capital from a trip sponsored by Broad River Electric Cooperative. Currin Halle Blackley and Jonathan Anthony Becerra, both students at Spartanburg High School, were selected to experience the Electric Cooperative Washington Youth […]
Broad River Electric sending 2 local students to D.C.
Two local students are headed to the nation’s capital this weekend for a trip sponsored by Broad River Electric Cooperative. Currin Halle Blackley and Jonathan Anthony Becerra, both students at Spartanburg High School, were selected to experience the Electric Cooperative […]
Youth Summit peaks at Governor’s Office
Forty-six high school students representing 15 electric cooperatives around South Carolina spent three days in the Columbia area July 26-28 on the first statewide Cooperative Youth Summit. Broad River Electric sponsored Emma Kate Moore of Dorman High School and Avery […]