Volunteers from North Carolina’s electric cooperatives will soon be heading to Bolivia to build power line infrastructure that will bring electricity – for the first time – to a rural Bolivian village. The Brighter World Initiative is being coordinated…
Two North Carolina electric cooperatives recently helped fire departments in their service territories attain zero-interest loans through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program. Piedmont Electric, based in Hillsborough, assisted the North…
The recovery efforts of co-op employees, members and communities in the wake of Hurricane Florence were highlighted at the East Carolina University versus University of Central Florida football game in Greenville on Saturday, Oct. 20. Several linemen from hard-hit co-ops near ECU were recognized…
