Building a Brighter Future for Cooperative Members and Communities

Learn More

Explore

icon-innovation Created with Sketch. Innovation icon-sustainability Created with Sketch. Sustainability icon-community Created with Sketch. Community icon-coop-news Created with Sketch. Co-op News icon-storm-center Created with Sketch. Storm Center
A crowd stands in front of a large bank of Tesla batteries on the site of the Eagle Chase microgrid

Innovation

North Carolina’s electric cooperatives lead the pursuit of innovative technologies that will shape our energy future and allow us to serve members in new ways.

Learn More
Solar panels and battery energy storage at electric cooperative site

Sustainability

To us, sustainability means delivering affordable, increasingly clean electricity over a grid that is more efficient, resilient and capable of supporting new energy resources.

Learn More

Community

Our Brighter Future vision includes continued support for education, economic development and programs that strengthen local communities.

Learn More

Co-op News

More than 2.5 million people across 93 of North Carolina’s 100 counties are served by local electric cooperatives.

Learn More
Hurricane Season

Storm Center

When severe weather impacts the communities served by North Carolina’s electric cooperatives, we’re here to help see you through.

Learn More

Where We Serve

Albemarle EMC
Blue Ridge Energy
Brunswick Electric
Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative
Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative
Central Electric
Edgecombe-Martin County EMC
EnergyUnited
Four County EMC
French Broad EMC
Halifax EMC
Haywood EMC
Jones-Onslow EMC
Lumbee River EMC
Pee Dee Electric
Piedmont Electric
Pitt & Greene EMC
Randolph EMC
Roanoke Cooperative
Rutherford EMC
South River EMC
Surry-Yadkin EMC
Tideland EMC
Tri-County EMC
Union Power Cooperative
Wake Electric

Twenty-six locally owned and operated electric cooperatives form one powerful network, delivering energy solutions to 2.5 million North Carolinians.

Find Your Co-op

Working for an electric cooperative is a smart career move.

Opportunities are available across a range of specialties, working together to support an inspiring mission.

  • Comprehensive Benefits Package
  • Statewide Opportunities
  • Supportive Work Environment
  • Community Mindset
View Openings

By The Numbers

1 M Households and businesses served by NC Electric Cooperatives
93 Counties we work in around the state of North Carolina
26 Distinct member-owned, not-for-profit cooperatives

Carolina Country Magazine

Carolina Country magazine lands in the mailboxes of electric cooperative members every month. This award-winning lifestyle magazine brings together features about North Carolina travel, recipes and people, as well as energy information and the latest news from your electric cooperative.

Visit Carolina Country

Spotlight

View All

News, features, videos and stories from across the cooperative network.

NC Electric Cooperatives’ long-duration energy storage project included in $325M grant from Department of Energy

September 27, 2023

Press Release

Ophelia Updates – Saturday, Sept. 23 – NC Electric Cooperatives

September 23, 2023

Storm Center

Co-ops Charge Forward with Electric Vehicles

September 20, 2023

Innovation

Moore County Teacher Enhances Student Learning Through Art and Animation

September 13, 2023

Bright Ideas

Bright Ideas Grants Power Hands-On Learning for NC Students

September 6, 2023

Bright Ideas

Idalia Updates – Thursday, Aug. 31 – NC Electric Cooperatives

August 31, 2023

Storm Center

Bright Ideas Grants Light Up Learning in NC Classrooms

August 30, 2023

Bright Ideas

NC Electric Cooperatives monitoring Idalia, preparing for potential impacts in North Carolina

August 30, 2023

Storm Center