If you or someone you know has a battery system installed as part of their solar setup, there are certain dangers inherent to them. In order to be aware of energy storage system safety, be advised that: Energy storage systems […]
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Business Meeting Portion of the 2022 Annual Meeting
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Annual Meeting 2022
Countdown by https://countingdownto.com/ It’s that time again! Our annual meeting this year, is once again a drive-thru meeting. Our early registration and voting begin Tuesday, April 26th and Wednesday, April 27th from 7 am to 7 pm. Registration and voting […]
Idle Electronics Can Cause Your Utility Bills to Remain High
According to a Consumer Electronics Association study, the average American household has 28 electronic products that must use electricity until they are charged enough for use, or remain plugged in until ready for use. How many do you think your […]
Alexa…How much energy do you use?
Be Careful Before Inviting Alexa Home Connecting a Smart Speaker to a New TV Can Dramatically Increase TV Energy Use. Many of the newest TVs on the market offer the ability to be linked with an adjacent smart speaker via […]
Vegetation Management is ALWAYS in progress
BREC regularly inspects, maintains and clears trees and vegetation along our power lines and right-of-way areas. We do this on a continual basis, with contracted teams. However, our linemen, when repairing an outage, may have to cut vegetation to clear […]
Safety is Job #1
One hundred forty-five thousand and counting. Broad River Electric has once again been awarded The President’s Safety Award from our insurance cooperative, Federated Rural Electric Insurance. To date, we have surpassed 145 thousand hours with no lost time due to […]
Annual Meeting 2022
It’s time for the 2022 BREC Annual Meeting! The 2022 Broad River Electric Annual Meeting of the Membership will take place this year in late April. You won’t want to miss our prize giveaways and don’t forget the live-steamed business […]
Ways to Save this Spring on Your Utility Bill
For 10 more energy saving tips, head to the US Department of Energy
Pay your utility bill at no cost
If you aren’t using PayNow — you should be. Save the convenience fee from all the others, and you can use PayNow once or as many times as you like. Pay Now works like a check–if you have a checking […]