Your Future is in North Carolina

Your Future is in North Carolina

In North Carolina, a nationally ranked business climate, strong infrastructure, appealing quality of life and a prepared workforce await you. Electric cooperatives are committed to powering your growth and future in our communities with special rates, incentives and services. Welcome home.

Economic Development by Cooperatives, for Communities

Economic Development by Cooperatives, for Communities

Electric cooperatives are building a brighter future for our state – and for your business – by driving growth and prosperity in our communities. By partnering with economic development agencies, electric cooperatives are supporting job creation and businesses seeking to start, expand or relocate.

Here to Help You Grow

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Buildings & Sites

  • Up to $2 million loans available at 0% interest
  • Grants for certification due diligence, development and marketing
  • Electric and fiber optic infrastructure support

Electric Rates

  • Flexible energy pricing
  • Incentive rates for > 400 kW and > 60% load factor
  • Smart energy savings programs

Retention & Expansions

  • Loans for technology investments
  • Grants for eligible energy efficiency upgrades and renewables

Sustainability

  • Reliability & resiliency solutions (custom micro-grids)
  • Loans for EV charging stations
  • Efficiency upfits, renewables, audits

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Our Results

Since 2015, we have contributed to over 100 projects that have resulted in:

$83M in Grants and Loans
$1B+ in New Capital Investments
6,000 Jobs Created in Rural NC

Cooperative-Served Industrial Sites

Electric cooperatives are powering communities in more ways than one. We’re committed to helping attract, retain and grow businesses in our service territories through special rates, incentives and more. Search our sites, and see how working with an electric cooperative can benefit you.

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EXPLORE BY ACREAGE

10-50 ACRES

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50-100 ACRES

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100-500 ACRES

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500+ ACRES

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Premier locations served by an electric cooperative, Cooperative Ready Sites offer completed due diligence studies – reducing uncertainty and increasing speed of development. From the mountains to the coast, electric cooperatives are committed to driving growth and increasing prosperity, and supporting businesses with critical research and analysis is one way we do that.

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Companies decide where they will expand and relocate based on in-depth evaluations of a region’s assets and risk factors. Electric co-ops and local leaders are winning deals because they are making proactive investments that build upon a region’s assets and empower business leaders to seize opportunities for growth.

- Ryan Nance
Director, Economic Development

Success Stories

Governor Cooper Announces 14 Grants to Rural Communities to Attract 262 New Jobs and $31.5 Million in Private Investment

N.C. Department of Commerce

HM Alliance to reopen former Lakeview Packing Co. facility in Greene County

Neuse News

American Woodmark doubling Richmond County plant, adding more than 100 new jobs

Richmond Observer

Rankin USA breaks ground on $5 million new facility in Apple Creek

Gaston Gazette

New England food manufacturer bringing over 200 jobs in $42 million Gaston expansion

Charlotte Observer

European plastics manufacturer picks NC for first US factory, will create jobs

WRAL TechWire

Cardinal Foods to Invest $26 Million in Burgaw, Becoming One of the Largest Sweet Potato Fry Production Facilities in the World

Wilmington Business Development

First GNT USA, Inc. US Facility to be Built in Apple Creek Corp. Park

Gaston County Economic Development Commission

Startup food processor coming to Bladenboro

Bladen Journal

Champion Home Builders will locate in Robeson County

NC Department of Commerce

German industrial company to build U.S. headquarters in Gaston County, bring 30+ new jobs

WBTV

Pipe and Foundry moving to Stanly Co.

WBTV

Stainless Steel Sink Manufacturer Elkay to Expand Operations in Robeson County

NC Governor

Contact Us

Ryan Nance

Director, Economic Development

EconDev@ncemcs.com

984.297.4510