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Local football stars play in bowl game
Abraham Fyffe of Chapman High School helps Jaxson White-Mintz shop for a special gift. Broad River Electric Cooperative congratulates three local athletes who played on the winning team in the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl on Dec. 10 in Myrtle Beach. […]
BREC awards Bright Ideas grants to teachers
Recognizing that teachers often have the right perspective to shape their students’ classroom experiences, Broad River Electric Cooperative and our Charities Board offer Bright Ideas Educator Grants to local teachers to help make their visions a reality. In October, Broad […]
Take the guesswork out of your bill
If you’re looking for a consistent electric bill each month, Budget Billing may be the perfect fit for you. The Budget Billing program bills the same amount each month for 12 months, based on the average of the previous year’s […]
Ready for an experience you won’t forget?
Your co-op has two amazing trips planned this summer. Juniors: Apply for the Washington Youth Tour. Sophomores: Apply for the Cooperative Youth Summit. Juniors: Experience Washington, D.C., with hundreds of students from across South Carolina and the country, meeting lawmakers […]
Prepare for winter weather
South Carolina is not a place you tend to think of as having severe winter weather. But even if we’re not likely to be shoveling snow every day, winter weather in the Upstate can place a strain on public infrastructure […]
Rates not increasing any time soon
Many of you have likely seen the reports about rising energy prices across the country and the likelihood of increased energy rates through the winter. In light of this, I want to reassure our members that rising energy costs will […]
BREC members give back
Jane Gee of Carlisle-Foster’s Grove Elementary School in Chesnee with supplies donated to the school by BREC through Operation Round Up. John Fowler, vice president of Member Services, delivers supplies to Assistant Principal Kim Helle at Northwest Elementary School in […]
Four ways to boost your cyber habits
By Kenny GriswoldVice President, Information Technology for Broad River Electric Cooperative In today’s digital world, cyberattacks are unfortunately nothing new. Cybercriminals can attack on multiple levels, from large-scale attacks targeting corporations to smaller phishing attacks aimed at gaining an individual’s […]
A new home
Broad River Electric Cooperative has officially moved into its new Cherokee County headquarters in Cowpens after approximately 50 years in Gaffney. The cooperative plans to transfer its former building to Cherokee County to use as a community asset. Long-term asset […]