Giving thanks this season

Thanksgiving is a time to pause and reflect on the people, communities and moments that make life meaningful. At Central Electric Power Cooperative, we have many reasons to give thanks this year, from the resilience of our communities to the dedication of our staff and member cooperatives.

Thankful for our Members

Across South Carolina, 19 electric cooperatives provide reliable, affordable electricity to over 2 million local residents. Today, these co-ops serve more than 940,000 meters with 79,000 miles of power lines covering over one-third of our state’s population.

Thank you to each of our South Carolina electric cooperatives:

We’re thankful for the partnership and dedication of these cooperatives, whose commitment to serving their communities is unwavering and essential to the work we do at Central.

Thankful for storm preparedness

We’re also grateful for a safe hurricane season. Throughout this year, co-op leaders held collaborative discussions on lessons learned from Hurricane Helene, creating relationships with local hotels and vendors, identifying fuel partners and designating key emergency point-of-contact employees across departments. 

We’re grateful to our fellow co-ops for their mutual aid coordination and practical solutions that helped ensure South Carolina remained safe and prepared for any future challenges

Thankful for our team

Our team is the heart of our cooperative. This year, we were proud to be recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for the ninth consecutive year, which is a reflection of hard work, teamwork and innovation. We’re grateful for each staff member who helps keep our communities energized and our operations running smoothly. 

Thankful for our community

Giving back is essential to who we are. From engaging today’s youth with opportunities to learn about careers at co-ops to supporting environmental initiatives, our community service efforts strengthen the places we call home and build the next generation of leaders. 

We’re thankful for the opportunity to make a difference and for the communities that welcome and support our efforts.

From all of us at Central, we wish you a happy, safe and joyful Thanksgiving.

Thank you for being a part of our cooperative family.