All external payment options will be down beginning around 4 p.m. Friday, July 24, due to system upgrades. We hope to have them back up by 4 p.m. Saturday. This includes website, phone payments and our kiosks. We apologize for the inconvenience!… Continue Reading
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Closed for Holiday Weekend
Black River Electric Cooperative will be closed Friday, July 3, in honor of the July 4th 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). Have a safe weekend!… Continue Reading
June 1 – Credit Card Service Down Time
On Monday, June 1, beginning at 2 p.m., we will begin a conversion process and will NOT be able to accept credit card payments during this time. This will include both Sumter and Camden locations and all kiosks, our IVR phone system and our website. We apologize in advance for this inconvenience as we move…… Continue Reading
Memorial Day Closing
Black River Electric Cooperative will be closed Monday, May 25, in honor of Memorial Day. 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). Have a safe weekend!… Continue Reading
Wateree Community Action now open
Wateree Community Action is now open for Contactless Service, providing Utility and Rental Assistance. Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m – 5:00 p.m. There are three ways to apply for assistance: you can download the application off the website and mail it in, complete and submit the application online, or pick up the application at the…… Continue Reading
New COVID-19 Lobby Hours
Black River’s Sumter Lobby will reopen Monday, May 11 with new COVID-19 hours from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for Member Service issues. Our drive-thru will continue normal operating hours, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.If you are simply paying your bill, we strongly encourage you to still use the drive-thru, or pay your bill…… Continue Reading
Annual Meeting Canceled!
We are sad to report that we are canceling our Annual Meeting for June 20, 2020. Due to COVID-19, we feel it is the best course of action since Safety is always Job #1 here at Black River. For the safety of our employees and our members, we will be looking at alternate dates in…… Continue Reading
Capital Credit Checks Mailed this week
Capital Credits are a popular benefit for Black River members and a good example of what it means to be “Not-for-Profit.” Each year, all revenue over and above expenses is assigned by the cooperative to each member as Capital Credits. We are so excited to be sending out almost 25,000 checks to our members this…… Continue Reading
Closed for Good Friday
Black River Electric Cooperative will be closed Friday, April 10, in honor of Good Friday. 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).… Continue Reading
Disconnects on Hold
Please know that we are currently holding all disconnects on accounts and these will remain on hold through this State of Emergency. We are looking at a reevaluation each Friday in April and urge members to keep their account in good standing to avoid disconnection when the hold is removed. Please continue to keep track…… Continue Reading