Here we are at the end of the year and the end of my career at Little River. I have been proud to serve you for 47½ years. I have always felt that LREC has provided great service to our members. Each job and person here is a vital part of the delivery of energy […]
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Familiar faces drive successful meeting
Little River Electric held another successful annual meeting in September. The cooperative once again offered its members the opportunity to register at drive-thru locations throughout its territory over multiple days—Sept. 18, 24 and 25. That accessibility resulted in 1,324 members registering, allowing Little River Electric to meet the required meeting quorum of 5% of the […]
A matter of co-op principles
Ace Hardware, State Farm, REI, Land O’Lakes, and Little River Electric all share something in common: they’re all cooperatives. Although the industries differ, we share a passion for serving our members and helping our communities to thrive. In fact, all cooperatives adhere to the same set of seven principles that reflect our core values of […]
2021 Annual Meeting Livestream, September 25
The annual business meeting of the members of Little River Electric Cooperative, Inc. will be live-streamed on Sept. 25 at 12:30 p.m. on our Facebook page. Can’t watch live? Visit our website beginning on Monday, Sept. 25, and click the link in the sitewide announcement banner to watch a recording of the meeting. Visit our […]
LREC sends student to Virtual Youth Experience
For students who spent their school year transitioning from distance learning to the classroom, Virtual Youth Experience was an appropriate way to begin their summer. In June, Savannah Wojtkowski of Dixie High School was among 74 high-achieving students that participated in a week-long, part web conference, part in-person event sponsored by South Carolina’s electric cooperatives. […]
Drive-thru registration is back for our 2021 Annual Meeting
You asked for it, you got it! Once again, Little River’s Annual Meeting will have drive-thru registration. After COVID-19 forced us to change our way of meeting last year, we found Plan B wasn’t so bad. In fact, the event was appreciated by the majority of our 1,533 members who came out to register. While […]
Tree trimming improves service for all
One thing I love about our community is the natural beauty that surrounds us. We are fortunate to have so many trees that offer beauty, shade, and habitat for birds and wildlife. At Little River Electric Cooperative, we strive to balance maintaining our beautiful surroundings with ensuring a reliable power supply by keeping power lines […]
Electricity reliability
Recently, Texas was hit with widespread loss of power due to freezing temperatures, damaging ice, and snow. Some Texans also received huge energy bills because they chose to select purchasing plans that allowed their costs to float with wholesale prices, which may be cheaper than fixed rates during good weather but can spike when demand […]
Co-op adjusts solar rate
I hope everyone has stayed healthy and safe during the pandemic. As we move forward this year, our office lobby will remain closed until it is determined to be safe and health officials are secure in the fact that herd immunity has been reached. We continue to provide our members with reliable service and to […]
A thank you to legislators
There are a lot of people who contribute to serving the members of Little River Electric Cooperative. The most obvious that come to mind are the lineworkers and operations staff, who build, maintain, and restore the poles and wires that bring power to your homes and businesses. Of course, there’s also our member services representatives […]
