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High-speed fiber optic inter­net brings a new stan­dard of rur­al broad­band to Lan­cast­er, Chester­field, and Ker­shaw coun­ties. With fiber optic, we can now reach Giga­bit (1000 Mbps) speeds.

 

River­Net Con­nect is avail­able to all Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive mem­bers, so get ready to stream, down­load, and play on mul­ti­ple devices all at once with no glitch­es!

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Proposed bylaw changes

July 28, 2026

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive mem­bers will be asked to make impor­tant deci­sions at our upcom­ing annu­al meet­ing. On the first …
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Experiencing the nation’s capital

July 28, 2026

By Josh P. Crotzer Tren­ton Faile had nev­er been to Wash­ing­ton, D.C., but he’d always been drawn to what hap­pens there. When his teacher encour­aged …
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How power gets to you

June 25, 2026

“Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive is proud to play its part in keep­ing the grid strong for the com­mu­ni­ties we serve.” BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO …
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Raise my thermostat? When it’s this hot?

May 26, 2026

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO Sum­mer is approach­ing, and for the next few months we can expect extend­ed stretch­es of extreme heat. Dur­ing those after­noons …
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Not missing a thing

May 26, 2026

Lake Wateree res­i­dent upgrades retire­ment with River­Net Con­nect By Josh P. Crotzer George Harkins will be the first to admit, it’s a blessed and enjoy­able …
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Balancing data center demand, reliability

April 30, 2026

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO Data cen­ters might seem like a big-city issue, but more of them are show­ing up in rur­al com­mu­ni­ties like ours-and …
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Take note: Board nominations by petition

April 30, 2026

At the 2026 Annu­al Meet­ing, to be held Oct. 2–3, trustees for Dis­trict 2, Dis­trict 4 and Dis­trict 5 are up for elec­tion. A nom­i­nat­ing …
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Safety first

April 30, 2026

You nev­er know what lies below Make safe­ty a pri­or­i­ty when dig­ging. Before start­ing any dig­ging project, call 811. It is a free ser­vice that …
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Scam tip

April 30, 2026

It may seem like good for­tune, but if you receive a call say­ing you have over­paid your ener­gy bill, it’s prob­a­bly a scam- espe­cial­ly if …
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A closer look at power costs

March 24, 2026

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO The cost of liv­ing has gone up, and we know our mem­bers are feel­ing the pinch. We’ve heard from those …
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Building lines and linemen

March 24, 2026

Crew leader Rus­sell Hov­is is a men­tor for LREC’s ‘young fel­las’ by Josh P. Crotzer Rus­sell Hov­is has served Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric mem­bers for 36 …
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Staying plugged in

Feb­ru­ary 25, 2026

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO In the past, we have advised you to unplug to avoid using ener­gy unnec­es­sar­i­ly. How­ev­er, this month, I want to …
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Bright idea in motion

Feb­ru­ary 25, 2026

Cher­aw High elec­tric­i­ty class receives LREC edu­ca­tion grant by Josh P. Crotzer Andrew Smith (cen­ter) and his elec­tric­i­ty class were one of three Bright Ideas …
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Protecting co-op employees

Jan­u­ary 29, 2026

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO Pow­er out­ages, espe­cial­ly those last­ing mul­ti­ple days, are stress­ful for every­one-our mem­bers, linework­ers and staff. In the after­math of a …
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Making a bad day good

Jan­u­ary 28, 2026

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WIRE 2026 $2,500 Scholarship Opportunity

Jan­u­ary 28, 2026

WIRE 2026 Jen­ny Bal­lard Oppor­tu­ni­ty Schol­ar­ship — $2,500! Designed for women con­tin­u­ing their edu­ca­tion, the 2026 WIRE Jen­ny Bal­lard Oppor­tu­ni­ty Schol­ar­ship pro­vides a $2,500 one-time …
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Together, we make a difference

Jan­u­ary 1, 2026

Employ­ees load food box­es packed by Food Lion of Page­land for the annu­al Giv­ing From Our Hearts ini­tia­tive. Nine­ty Thanks­giv­ing meals were deliv­ered to fam­i­lies …
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Students, your co-op has two amazing trips planned this summer

Jan­u­ary 1, 2026

Ready for an expe­ri­ence you won’t for­get? Your co-op has two amaz­ing trips planned this sum­mer. Juniors: Apply for the Wash­ing­ton Youth Tour. Sopho­mores: Apply …
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Managing rising costs to protect reliable service

Jan­u­ary 1, 2026

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO In recent columns, I’ve shared how ris­ing costs are affect­ing the ener­gy indus­try. Prices for mate­ri­als and whole­sale pow­er have …
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Annual Meeting a success

Octo­ber 30, 2025

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO Thank you to all our mem­bers who attend­ed the 2025 Annu­al Meet­ing. Our employ­ees put in tremen­dous effort to make …
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Annual Meeting highlights

Octo­ber 30, 2025

Once again, Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric pro­vid­ed con­ve­nient access to its Annu­al Meet­ing of Mem­bers with two days of dri­ve-thru reg­is­tra­tion and vot­ing at the co-op’s …
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4th & 5th Graders: Take the Children’s Book Challenge

Octo­ber 22, 2025

Stu­dents, here’s a fun, cre­ative activ­i­ty from your elec­tric coop­er­a­tive! Fourth and fifth-grade stu­dents in South Car­oli­na are invit­ed to write and illus­trate a children’s …
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LREC 2025 Annual Meeting Election Results

Octo­ber 8, 2025

Thank you to all mem­bers who attend­ed the 2025 Annu­al Meet­ing and took part in this year’s elec­tion. Your par­tic­i­pa­tion keeps our coop­er­a­tive strong and …
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Annual Meeting Prize Winners

Octo­ber 6, 2025

LREC thanks all the mem­bers who attend­ed the annu­al meet­ing. Mem­bers who reg­is­tered will receive a $25 bill cred­it on the next billing cycle. Mem­bers …
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Powered by purpose

Sep­tem­ber 30, 2025

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO This month, elec­tric coop­er­a­tives across the coun­try take time to cel­e­brate Nation­al Co-op Month and reflect on the unique advan­tages …
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Four ways to stay cyber safe

Sep­tem­ber 30, 2025

Michael Fur­man, LREC net­work admin­is­tra­tor, encour­ages mem­bers to take steps to reduce their risk of falling vic­tim to cyber­crime. In our dig­i­tal world, we must …
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Mark your calendar! Our 2025 Annual Meeting is October 3–4

Sep­tem­ber 2, 2025

Join LREC for our two-day dri­ve-thru annu­al meet­ing! Fri­day, Octo­ber 3  7:00 a.m — 7:00 p.m. or Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 4 7:00 a.m.- 11 a.m. Offi­cial …
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Board approves capital credits retirement

August 29, 2025

The Board of Trustees of Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive is pleased to announce the refund of the remain­ing cap­i­tal cred­it funds for the year 2005 …
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LREC releases 2024 financial report

August 29, 2025

Down­load 2024 LREC Finan­cial Report [PDF]
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An Important Letter from Our Board Chairman

August 14, 2025

DOWNLOAD PDF Let­ter from Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive’s Board Chair­man (text ver­sion) August 13, 2025 Dear Lynch­es Riv­er Mem­bers, I’m Steve Chewn­ing. As the Chair­man …
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LREC Credentials Committee Statement

August 8, 2025

2025 Annu­al Meet­ing Qual­i­fied Can­di­dates Dis­trict # 3 — There­sa Hicks  |  Shane Mullis Dis­trict # 6 — Mark Wolfe Dis­trict # 8  — Gary …
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Qualified Candidates 2025

August 8, 2025

2025 Annu­al Meet­ing Qual­i­fied Can­di­dates Dis­trict # 3 — There­sa Hicks  |  Shane Mullis Dis­trict # 6 — Mark Wolfe Dis­trict # 8  — Gary …
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You asked. We delivered.

August 6, 2025

Start­ing Sep­tem­ber 1, your bill will have a con­sis­tent due date each month. Each billing cycle will now fol­low the sched­ule below. If your due …
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Important Announcement from Our Board of Directors

July 31, 2025

Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Cooperative’s board of direc­tors today vot­ed to sus­pend Kevin Sims. After a thor­ough review of alle­ga­tions, Mr. Sims vio­lat­ed coop­er­a­tive poli­cies. The …
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How home appliances affect your bill

July 29, 2025

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO While you can’t con­trol the cost of elec­tric­i­ty, you can still take mean­ing­ful steps at home toward low­er­ing your Lynch­es …
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Museums, memorials and more

July 29, 2025

By Josh P. Crotzer As she walked through the U.S. Holo­caust Muse­um, Kar­la Chin­chilla Giron was moved by the sim­ple, haunt­ing exhib­it of thou­sands of …
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Who owns what?

June 25, 2025

Under­stand­ing elec­tric equip­ment respon­si­bil­i­ties BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive is always pre­pared to respond swift­ly to out­ages and restore pow­er safe­ly. …
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Shining a light with The LIGHT Foundation

June 25, 2025

The LIGHT Foun­da­tion extends the co-op’s com­mu­ni­ty out­reach Some­times, you don’t know what you need until that need hits hard. Coyt­ney Bell need­ed a new …
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Operation Round Up supports members

June 25, 2025

Oper­a­tion Round Up helps local co-op mem­bers fac­ing tough times-whether it’s los­ing a home, bat­tling a seri­ous ill­ness or liv­ing with long-term dis­abil­i­ties. Spon­sored by …
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Branham receives honor

June 25, 2025

Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive retiree, Gene Bran­ham (cen­ter), received spe­cial recog­ni­tion for his ser­vice to the com­mu­ni­ty. The inter­sec­tion at Lock­hart Road and Keys Lane …
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Soaring temps strain grid

May 31, 2025

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO When out­door tem­per­a­tures soar, elec­tric­i­ty use ris­es along with it. That’s because air con­di­tion­ers typ­i­cal­ly run longer and more often …
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A new convenient way to pay

May 31, 2025

With our new Vanil­la Direct Pay ser­vice, Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive mem­bers can now pay their elec­tric and River­Net Con­nect bills at more than a …
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More than a meal

May 31, 2025

Vol­un­teers from across the com­mu­ni­ty are essen­tial to the out­reach of the Chester­field Soup Kitchen. Pic­tured are (at left) Eric Boykin, Sher­ry Hun­ey­cutt, Melanie Grif­fith, …
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Call for entries — calendar contest

May 31, 2025

Sub­mit your best local pho­tos of Chester­field, Lan­cast­er and Ker­shaw coun­ties by July 31 for a chance to be fea­tured in the 2026 LREC Cal­en­dar. …
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May is National Electrical Safety Month

May 6, 2025

What is Nation­al Elec­tri­cal Safe­ty Month? The Elec­tri­cal Safe­ty Foun­da­tion Inter­na­tion­al (ESFI) is a non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tion ded­i­cat­ed exclu­sive­ly to pro­mot­ing elec­tri­cal safe­ty at home and …
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The cooperative business model: a different approach

April 28, 2025

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO In 1939, with the help of fed­er­al loans, Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive built 175 miles of pow­er lines to pro­vide …
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Board nominations by petition deadline Aug. 5

April 28, 2025

At the 2025 Annu­al Meet­ing, to be held Oct. 3–4, trustees for Dis­trict 3, Dis­trict 6 and Dis­trict 8 are up for elec­tion. A nom­i­nat­ing …
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Education grants for local teachers

April 28, 2025

Stephanie Trues­dale, who was award­ed a $1,000 Bright Ideas grant, cel­e­brates with her stu­dents at Ker­shaw Ele­men­tary School. Teach­ers, do you have an inno­v­a­tive class­room …
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Lineworkers are wired for service

April 1, 2025

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO In the qui­et hours before dawn breaks, while many of us are still nes­tled in our beds, linework­ers begin their …
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LREC goes the extra mile to serve

April 1, 2025

Did you know? Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive main­tains more pow­er lines per con­sumer than oth­er types of elec­tric util­i­ties. Based on nation­al aver­ages, investor-owned and …
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Making sure your voice is heard

Feb­ru­ary 26, 2025

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO For Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, reli­a­bil­i­ty is cen­tral to our mis­sion and, quite frankly, our very exis­tence. The last thing …
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Interested in solar? Let’s talk!

Feb­ru­ary 26, 2025

LREC is com­mit­ted to help­ing our mem­bers find afford­able, reli­able and safe ener­gy options. If you’re con­sid­er­ing installing rooftop solar, we can help you eval­u­ate …
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Factors that impact your energy bill

Jan­u­ary 29, 2025

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO Feb­ru­ary brings some of the cold­est weath­er of the year, and as our heat­ing sys­tems work hard­er and longer to …
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Four ways to lower your energy costs

Jan­u­ary 29, 2025

You’re in con­trol! MANAGE YOUR THERMOSTAT Heat­ing and cool­ing your home account for a sig­nif­i­cant por­tion of home ener­gy use. Dur­ing win­ter months, adjust your …
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RiverNet Connect referral program

Jan­u­ary 29, 2025

River­Net Con­nect is excit­ed to offer a spe­cial refer­ral pro­gram for our val­ued cus­tomers. For every new cus­tomer you refer to River­Net Con­nect, both YOU …
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Scholarships available for women

Jan­u­ary 29, 2025

  It takes courage and vision to pur­sue a col­lege degree as a work­ing adult. Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive offers an oppor­tu­ni­ty to female mem­bers …
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Staying healthy during the inflation epidemic

Jan­u­ary 7, 2025

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO ’Tis the season…for the com­mon cold. Run­ny noses and stuffy heads are an unwel­come, albeit unavoid­able, bur­den to our busy …
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The LIGHT Foundation, spreading joy and hope year round

Jan­u­ary 7, 2025

The LIGHT Foun­da­tion, a non-prof­it found­ed by LREC employ­ees, embod­ies the spir­it of giv­ing by sup­port­ing indi­vid­u­als fac­ing life crises through­out the year. This com­mit­ment …
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High school sophomores and juniors: Ready for an experience you won’t forget?

Jan­u­ary 7, 2025

Your co-op has two amaz­ing trips planned this sum­mer. Juniors: Apply for the Wash­ing­ton Youth Tour. Wash­ing­ton Youth Tour: June 15–20, 2025 Expe­ri­ence Wash­ing­ton, D.C., …
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The EPA’s bad call

Octo­ber 29, 2024

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON­Pres­i­dent & CEO Like many of us around here, I’m a big foot­ball fan. And while I admit my UNC Tarheels some­times frus­trate …
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Historic storm, historic recovery

Octo­ber 29, 2024

When Hur­ri­cane Helene tore through our area at the end of Sep­tem­ber, Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive nar­row­ly escaped the dev­as­ta­tion that many oth­er South Car­oli­na …
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2024 Annual Meeting Prize Winners & Election Results

Octo­ber 19, 2024

Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive’s 2024 Annu­al Busi­ness Meet­ing was streamed live on the Coop­er­a­tive’s Face­book page on Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 19th. Thank you to all our …
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Beware of Scams & Fraud Following Disastrous Weather Events

Octo­ber 3, 2024

Util­i­ty scams and fraud­u­lent schemes often arise after severe weath­er events. Scam­mers use phone calls, texts, emails, fake web­sites, and even door-to-door vis­its to try …
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10 things you might not know about power restoration

Sep­tem­ber 26, 2024

Dustin Catoe, Inter­im CEO I often receive ques­tions from mem­bers about out­ages and why restor­ing pow­er can take some time. I’d like to explain Lynch­es …
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Capital Credits refunds are coming!

Sep­tem­ber 6, 2024

Cap­i­tal Cred­its Dear Lynch­es Riv­er Mem­ber, The Board of Trustees of Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive is pleased to announce the refund of the remain­ing cap­i­tal …
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Official Notice of 2024 Annual Meeting

Sep­tem­ber 5, 2024

Dear Coop­er­a­tive Mem­ber, There­sa HicksSec­re­tary-Trea­sur­er We are excit­ed to inform you about the upcom­ing 2024 Annu­al Meet­ing of Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, Inc., which will …
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The increasing sum of our parts

Sep­tem­ber 4, 2024

Dustin Catoe, Inter­im CEO If you tried to build a home a few years back, you know ris­ing mate­r­i­al prices can take a painful chunk …
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We’re doing all we can

July 31, 2024

Dustin Catoe, Inter­im CEO It’s not going to the gro­cery store that I’ve come to dis­like. It’s leav­ing, when I find out just how much …
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Sharing faith and joy

July 31, 2024

Sim­ple Faith Ranch pro­vides an idyl­lic set­ting where adults and chil­dren can learn about farm ani­mals and find emo­tion­al heal­ing. Sim­ple Faith Ranch serves the …
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Energy scams unmasked

June 26, 2024

Ash­ley Gulledge, mem­ber ser­vice rep­re­sen­ta­tive, encour­ages mem­bers to call Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric if they sus­pect a poten­tial ener­gy scam. Con­sumers with water, gas and elec­tric­i­ty …
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Anatomy of a power outage

June 3, 2024

Dustin Catoe, Inter­im CEO Dur­ing a sum­mer storm, a bolt of light­ning strikes a pow­er pole near your home. Your lights flick­er briefly, then go …
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Nominate a local hero

June 3, 2024

If you are inspired by some­one mak­ing a dif­fer­ence in our com­mu­ni­ty, the Who Pow­ers You con­test is your chance to hon­or them. Nom­i­nees must …
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Clearing the path to reliability

June 3, 2024

Mem­bers depend on Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive (LREC) to deliv­er safe, reli­able pow­er to their homes and busi­ness­es. An impor­tant part of meet­ing that respon­si­bil­i­ty …
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Board nominations by petition due Aug. 20

June 3, 2024

At the 2024 Annu­al Meet­ing, to be held Octo­ber 18–19, trustees for Dis­trict 1, Dis­trict 2, Dis­trict 7 and the “Mem­ber at Large” posi­tion are …
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2025 Calendar Contest

May 14, 2024

Send us your best land­scape snaps “Hol­i­days at Green Hill Farms” by Greg Robin­son Cher­aw, SC. Dis­cov­er the pic­ture-per­fect charm of Chester­field, Lan­cast­er and Ker­shaw …
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S.C. Electric Co-ops Support Lawsuits Challenging EPA Power Plant Regulations

May 9, 2024

South Carolina’s elec­tric coop­er­a­tives are sup­port­ing a pair of law­suits that chal­lenge the legal­i­ty of the U.S. Envi­ron­men­tal Pro­tec­tion Agency’s new reg­u­la­tions on fos­sil fuel …
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A measured ‘thank you’

April 26, 2024

Dustin Catoe, Inter­im CEO You prob­a­bly don’t spend a lot of time think­ing about your elec­tric coop­er­a­tive. We get it, and that’s OK. But when …
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Apply now for WIRE Scholarship

April 25, 2024

Not every­one’s pur­suit of a bach­e­lor’s degree takes a direct path from high school to four years on a col­lege cam­pus. The Jen­ny Bal­lard Oppor­tu­ni­ty …
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Bright Ideas grants available

April 25, 2024

Stephanie Trues­dale, who was award­ed a $1,000 Bright Ideas grant in 2023, cel­e­brates with her stu­dents at Ker­shaw Ele­men­tary School. Cer­ti­fied K‑12 teach­ers in Chester­field, …
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Submit a snap for our calendar contest

April 25, 2024

“Paint­ed Lady But­ter­fly on Mex­i­can Sun­flower” was pho­tographed by Geral­dine Rollings in Page­land and is the fea­tured pho­to for August 2024. LREC mem­bers are invit­ed …
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Whatever it takes: a lineworker’s perspective

March 28, 2024

RUSSELL HOV­ISJour­ney­man My name is Rus­sell Hov­is, and I’m one of 24 line­men at Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive who work every day to make sure …
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A Q&A with Sen. Penry Gustafson

March 28, 2024

Sen. Gustafson says her con­stituents are con­cerned that infra­struc­ture improve­ments aren’t keep­ing pace with South Carolina’s rapid growth. First term pro­duc­tive for state sen­a­tor BY …
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Commentary: If SC were a car, we’d be running on empty. We need more energy generation.

March 20, 2024

By Paul Basha If you get ner­vous when your vehicle’s gas light comes on, you know how the lead­ers of South Carolina’s elec­tric coop­er­a­tives feel …
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Co-op Day at the State House

March 11, 2024

Down­town Colum­bia is a ways out­side Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric Cooperative’s assigned ter­ri­to­ry, but your elec­tric coop­er­a­tive is work­ing for you there, too. Every year, we …
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A Q&A with District 53 Representative Richie Yow

March 11, 2024

Richie Yow has served the 53rd Dis­trict of the South Car­oli­na House of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives for five terms. A Q&A with Dis­trict 53 Rep­re­sen­ta­tive Richie Yow …
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Celebrating the character of an all-star

Feb­ru­ary 1, 2024

I’m not sure Matthew Dor­czuk, a fourth grad­er at Myr­tle Beach Ele­men­tary School, need­ed anyone’s help find­ing all the things on his Christ­mas list. But …
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Newton’s political career started early

Feb­ru­ary 1, 2024

A Q&A with the Dis­trict 45 rep­re­sen­ta­tive BY JOSH P. CROTZER Bran­don New­ton became the youngest mem­ber of the South Car­oli­na Gen­er­al Assem­bly when he …
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No regrets! Apply for youth trips

Jan­u­ary 4, 2024

Stud­ies have shown that the regret we feel about things we didn’t expe­ri­ence lasts longer and has a deep­er impact than the regret over things …
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Cody Mitchell is defined by Bethune

Jan­u­ary 4, 2024

Rep. Cody Mitchell says South Car­oli­na needs to improve infra­struc­ture to address the state’s grow­ing pop­u­la­tion and ener­gy demands. A Q&A with the first-term Dis­trict …
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Get to Know Your Cooperative

Whether you’re new to Lynch­es Riv­er Elec­tric or a long­time mem­ber, under­stand­ing who we are, how we oper­ate, and what your mem­ber­ship means is impor­tant. Learn more about our guid­ing prin­ci­ples, what it means to be a mem­ber-own­er, and every­thing that makes up The Coop­er­a­tive Dif­fer­ence.

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Member Testimonials

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Rhonda Brasington

I’ve got River­net now, and I love it. It’s so much bet­ter. … I feel that I’m a mem­ber, I’m not a num­ber. I real­ly feel like they care about their co-op mem­bers and what­ev­er goes on.

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Mildred Ratliff & Mary Louise Moore

I had a prob­lem with the lines and they came and cor­rect­ed that… even if they have to move some­thing. Any­thing I need, I call, they send some­body round quick. We get good ser­vice from them. 

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Mike Graves

I’ve always had a good expe­ri­ence. You call them, and then with­in a short peri­od of time, your pow­er is back on. So real­ly, they’re very depend­able, You don’t have to wor­ry about any­thing with them.

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