Outages & Safety

Keeping You Safe

North Carolina’s electric cooperatives are committed to putting safety first. Our top priority is protecting our members, our employees and the communities we serve while providing reliable electricity that powers your daily life. We also seek to empower our members to make smart decisions while using electricity, and when faced with emergency situations like hurricanes and winter storms.

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Spotlight

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

Dec 10

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Co-op basketball camp scholarship winners share court with Wolfpack in front of sold-out crowd

Stepping out on the hardwood floor of a college arena with cheers and applause raining down from the crowd is a dream come true for many young athletes. That dream became a reality for a group of middle schoolers from…

Dec 4

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Meet Cara Johnson, DOE Clean Energy Innovator Fellow

When Cara Johnson applied to the Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship Program, she knew she wanted to work with an organization that positively impacts the lives of people in rural America. For Johnson, the rural way of…

Nov 26

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Brunswick Electric launches 500 kW solar project in collaboration with NC Department of Adult Correction

A partnership between Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC), North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation and the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) is helping the state work toward sustainability goals set forth by Gov. Cooper’s Executive Orders 80 and 246.

Keeping You Safe

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Preparing for Storms & Hurricanes

Staying Safe While Using Electricity

Weathering Winter Storms

Spotlight

Co-op basketball camp scholarship winners share court with Wolfpack in front of sold-out crowd

Meet Cara Johnson, DOE Clean Energy Innovator Fellow

Brunswick Electric launches 500 kW solar project in collaboration with NC Department of Adult Correction