Black River Electric Cooperative will hold drive-thru registration for the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., at our Sumter office (1121 N. Pike West, Sumter) and on Thursday, April 15, 8 a.m. until noon, at our Camden office (991 State Road 28, Cassatt).Each member voting in person will…… Continue Reading
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Closed for Good Friday
Black River Electric Cooperative will be closed Friday, April 2, for the Good Friday holiday. If you experience an outage while we are closed, please use our mobile app to report the outage or call 1-844-431-BREC (2732). For payments, please call 1-866-731-BREC (2732). Social Media sites are not manned 24/7 for outage reports. Have a…… Continue Reading
2021 Annual Meeting & Registration
Mark your calendars! Black River Electric Cooperative will hold drive-thru registration for the 2021 virtual Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., at our Sumter office (1121 N. Pike West, Sumter) and on Thursday, April 15, 8 a.m. until noon, at our Camden office (991 State Road 28, Cassatt). Each member…… Continue Reading
How are we different than Texas?
We’ve all watched the news and wondered – Could this energy crisis in Texas happen to us? In two words: probably not. And here’s why. Texas relies heavily on natural gas, and those gas supply systems were restricted due to the extreme cold. SC relies less on natural gas and has excess supply that is…… Continue Reading
Washington Youth Tour
Entries have closed for this year. Check back in January of 2023. Calling all high school sophomores and juniors in our service area! Black River will once again sponsor students to attend the Washington Youth Tour and the Cooperative Youth Summit, and we hope you will apply! If you or somebody you know is interested…… Continue Reading
Closed for MLK Day Holiday
Black River Electric Cooperative will be closed Monday, Jan. 18, for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. If you experience an outage while we are closed, please use our mobile app to report the outage or call 1-844-431-BREC (2732). For payments, please call 1-866-731-BREC (2732). Social Media sites are not manned for outage reports. Have…… Continue Reading
Christmas Closings
Black River Electric Cooperative will be closed Thursday & Friday, Dec. 24 & 25, for the Christmas holiday weekend, and Jan. 1, 2021. If you experience an outage while we are closed, please use our mobile app to report the outage or call 1-844-431-BREC (2732). For payments, please call 1-866-731-BREC (2732). Social Media sites are…… Continue Reading
Santee Cooper Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Funds Distribution
Members who received power from Black River Electric Cooperative between January 1, 2007, and January 31, 2020, may receive an unexpected bill credit or check in the next few days. The credits (for amounts less than $25) and checks (for amounts $25 or greater) are the result of the settlement of a class-action lawsuit involving…… Continue Reading
Thanksgiving Holidays
Black River Electric Cooperative will be closed Thursday & Friday, Nov. 26 & 27, for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. If you experience an outage while we are closed, please use our mobile app to report the outage or call 1-844-431-BREC (2732). For payments, please call 1-866-731-BREC (2732). Social Media sites are not manned for outage…… Continue Reading
And the winners are …
And the winners are….The Grand Prize – Husqvarna Riding Lawnmower – Tim Alsbrooks of Old Manning Road, Sumter. We will be in touch tomorrow to hook you up with this fabulous prize! Other winners include: The 43-inch TV (3) – Donald McCaskill of Bethune, Deborah Reed of Rembert and Shirley P. Brunson of Geddings Road,…… Continue Reading