• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

843-672-6111

info@lynchesriver.com

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
Home Page

Lynches River Electric Cooperative

Founded in 1939, LREC is a not-for-profit member-owned electric cooperative organized to provide electricity to citizens in rural areas where electric energy was not currently available.

Skip NavigationMenu
  • Apps
  • My Account
    • Close
    • Update Your Info
    • Close
  • Outage Map
    • Close
    • Report an Outage
    • Close
  • Contact
    • Close
    • Contact Form
    • Request Light Repair
    • Report LREC Energy Theft
    • Close
  • Sitemap
Skip NavigationMenu
  • RiverNet Connect
  • Your Service
    • Close
    • Login
    • Scam Alert
    • View & Pay Bill
      • Your Bill
      • Understanding Your Bill
      • Ways to Pay
      • CheckOut by Pay-Go
      • Payment Sites
      • Bank Draft
      • Pre-Pay
      • E-Billing
      • Online Bill Pay
      • Levelized Billing
    • Member Services
      • Update Your Info
      • Electric Service
      • Disconnect Service
      • Request Light Repair
      • Your Phone Number
      • Medical Priority
      • Gift of Power
    • Mobile Apps
    • Forms and Applications
    • Close
  • Our Community
    • Close
    • Operation Round Up
    • Education
      • Bright Ideas
    • Co-op Connections
    • WIRE
    • Close
  • Economic Development
    • Close
    • Available Economic Sites
    • Industrial Park
    • Close
  • Safety
    • Close
    • Storm Center
      • Outage Preparation
      • Power Restoration Guide
      • Hurricane Safety
      • After the Storm
      • Generator Safety
      • Emergency Kit
      • Lightning Safety
      • Tornado Safety
      • Winter Storm Safety
      • NOAA Weather Radio
    • Call 811 Before Digging
    • Power Lines
    • Right-of-Way Maintenance
    • Home Safety
      • Power Lines
      • Space Heater Safety
      • Generator Safety
      • Carbon Monoxide
    • Safety Tips for Kids
    • Close
  • Energy Solutions
    • Close
    • Electric Vehicles
    • H2O Select
    • Beat the Peak
    • Green Power
    • Together We Save
    • EnergyWorks Home Tour
    • Energy Calculators
    • Rebates & Incentives
    • Close
  • About Us
    • Close
    • Co-op Principles
    • Service Area
    • Board of Trustees
    • Capital Credits
      • Unclaimed Refunds
    • History
    • Bylaws
    • Mission & Values
    • Employment
    • Close
  • News
    • Close
    • News Archive
    • Scam Alert
    • South Carolina Living
    • Media Inquires
    • Close
  • Search

We’re All in this Together

January 5, 2021

Community is at the heart of our organization and at the center of our new community wi-fi hotspot initiative. These uncertain times highlighted the importance of working together, lending a helping hand and adapting to the new normal.

The creation of a top-notch fiber internet network has always been for our members’ benefit. We recognized the importance of providing high quality internet to our communities last year, before we’d ever heard of COVID-19 or social distancing. Access to internet isn’t a luxury anymore, but a necessity for equity in education, health, and economic success. Which is why it is our mission to bring fiber internet to every member and every home regardless of where you live.

Unfortunately, it will take time to achieve that goal so in response to the urgent need we’re seeing now, in the middle of a global pandemic, we’ve created several free drive-in wi-fi locations for individuals in need of internet access.

How does it work?

Simply drive-in to the community hotspot location between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. seven days a week and connect to the “RiverNet-Free” network.

Current Locations:

Union Baptist Church: 5003 Taxahaw Road; Lancaster

Bright Light Baptist Church: 4469 Kershaw Camden Hwy; Heath Springs

LREC Office: 707 S. Arant Street; Pageland

Each hotspot provides 300 Mbps internet speed and is capable of supporting up to 40 devices at one time. Access is completely free and there is no password required to connect to the network.

At this time, all locations are operating as parking lot hotspots, but this could change as additional sites are launched. We do ask that everyone using the sites – outside or inside –practice social distancing and hygiene precautions, including staying in your vehicle or at least six feet from other users and wearing a mask if necessary.

When can I get service at my home?

The community hot spots are a good thing, but the best thing would be to have service available at your residence. We’re working hard to make that possible. Members can visit www.RiverNetConnect.com then click on the “Zones” tab to view the Phase One zones, including the green zones where members are eligible to receive service. Members can stay connected with us on the Lynches River and RiverNet Connect Facebook pages for updates.

As we continue to make progress on this and other projects, we look forward to the opportunity to serve you and our community in a new year.

 

BRIAN W. BROUGHTON
President & CEO

Category iconNewsroom

Recent News

  • Keeping pets, energy bills comfortable
  • My favorite time of the year
  • Annual Meeting a success

We need your phone number

When you call to report an outage, the automated outage reporting system identifies the location of the outage by your home phone number. For the outage reporting system to work efficiently, we need your phone number.

Primary Sidebar

Search

Footer

Lynches River Electric

707 South Arant Street
Pageland, SC 29728
Get Directions
(843) 672-6111
Mo,Tu,We,Th 8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Fr 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

We’ve got an app for that!

Apple App Store LogoGoogle Play App Store Logo

Member Services

Billing & Payments
Your Account
Update Your Info
New Service
Stop/Transfer Service
Community
Contact Us

Outages & Storms

Report an Outage
Storm Center
Outage Preparation
Power Restoration

Safety

Call 811 Before Digging
Electrical Safety
Emergency Kit

Saving Energy & Money

Energy Tips
Energy Solutions
Green Power
EnergyWorks Home Tour

Translate

en English
en Englishes Spanish
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Phone
  • RSS
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2023 Lynches River Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Site by Cooperative Inc.

Contact | Privacy Policy | Accessibility | Bylaws | Sitemap

Employee Email