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Christmastime is quickly approaching, which means Horry Electric is once again searching for a great Christmas card to send out this year!

We’re looking for the help of students in kindergarten through fifth grade to create our company Christmas card.

Students are encouraged to be as creative and colorful as possible, while incorporating our electric cooperative into their Christmas card theme. This could include: Willie Wiredhand (co-op mascot), bucket/line trucks, linemen, employees, power lines, light bulbs, rural area scenery, etc.

Horry Electric will be presenting a $100 cash award to the student whose card is chosen for our Cooperative to send out this Christmas.

Drop-off submissions will be accepted at Horry Electric’s Conway and Socastee offices:

Conway Office:
2774 Cultra Road
Conway, S.C. 29526

Socastee Office:
5889 Highway 707
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29588

Mail-in submissions must be placed in a sealed envelope and sent to:

Horry Electric Cooperative, Inc.
P.O. Box 119
Conway, S.C. 29528
Attn: Jennifer Cummings

Please submit all cards no later than Monday, September 30, 2024.

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Horry Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Christmas card contest Enrollment, Competition & Prizes
Official Rules, Terms, and Conditions

1. No Entry Fee Required.

2. Timing. The Christmas Card Competition & Prizes (“Promotion”) begins on August 19, 2024, and ends at 5:00 PM ET on September 30, 2024 (the “Promotion Period”).

3. Overview. This is a submission contest solely intended for Horry County students in kindergarten through fifth grade who design and submit a Christmas card for the 2024 season during the Promotion Period.

4. To Enter. Entrants may enter by designing and submitting a Christmas card that meets the Cooperative’s requirements. Entrants must enter only one submission. Entries submitted in violation of the contest entry rules will not be considered [be void]. All entries become the property of the Cooperative and will not be returned. All entries must be received by 5:00 PM ET on September 30, 2024, the official end date of the Contest Period.

5. Eligibility. Entrant must be in kindergarten through fifth grade at the time of entry, and the Entrant must be a student in Horry County. This Promotion is void outside of South Carolina and is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

6. Judging Criteria. One winner will be selected by a panel of judges from all properly submitted registration entries by October 31, 2024.

7. Prize Awarding. The winner will be announced on or about October 31, 2024 from among all eligible entries received. The winner’s teacher will be notified by phone or email.

8. Prizes/Odds. There will be one (1) prize awarded: $100.00 (USD) cash from the Cooperative.

9. Terms/Conditions.

a)     By signing up, Entrant and parent/legal guardian/teacher warrants and represents that he/she is a student in kindergarten through fifth grade in Horry County;

b)     The Cooperative reserves the right to disqualify any submission at any time in the event the Cooperative determines, in its sole discretion, that the submission is inappropriate, not in keeping with Cooperative’s image, or that an Entrant or Submitter has not otherwise complied with these Official Rules, Terms, and Conditions;

c)     By claiming a prize, the winner agrees that the Cooperative, and its officers, employees, members, affiliates, agents, and advertising and promotional agencies, [do not have any] have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind related to participation in this Promotion, or from acceptance or use/misuse of any prize offered;

d)     Acceptance of a prize shall constitute the winner’s agreement that the Cooperative or its agent(s) may publish/print the winning Christmas card design, use and/or display the winner’s name, address (city, state only), likeness, entry (and content) and/or prize information, without limitation, for promotional purposes, without further consideration, except where prohibited by law;

e)     You agree to release Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or other social media platform and acknowledge that this promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or other social media platform;

f)     All taxes on prizes (if applicable) are the sole responsibility of the winner;

g)     Prize is not transferable or assignable.

10. Sponsor. Horry Electric Cooperative, Inc., 2774 Cultra Road, Conway, SC 29526.

Void outside of South Carolina and wherever prohibited or restricted by law.

The July 2024 edition of South Carolina Living magazine has been uploaded to horryelectric.com!

The main part of South Carolina Living magazine, which can also be found online includes the usual recipes, plus a few feature articles about interesting people and places in our own state!

The July 2024 edition has six pages dedicated to local news about your co-op. Highlights include: 

• CEO Column: Restructured rate – ways to save
• Pilot Testimonials: HEC employees, board members join pilot test group
• Annual Member Meeting Recap: Horry Electric breaks attendance record for 5th straight year, favorite snapshots
• Various Co-op News: Be prepared for summer storms; Signs of an energy scam; Nominate someone to be named the Who Powers You hero

The June 2024 edition of South Carolina Living magazine has been uploaded to horryelectric.com! This edition is your restructured rate guide and includes a special cover wrap with more important information!

The main part of South Carolina Living magazine, which can also be found online, includes the usual recipes, plus a few feature articles about interesting people and places in our own state!

The June 2024 edition has two pages dedicated to the restructured rate, including: 

• CEO Column– Take control of your power bill – use energy 21 hours a day at a highly reduced rate.
• Important Information: Details on the restructured rate, peak hours, residential rate components/breakdown.

Horry Electric Cooperative is among a group of South Carolina electric cooperatives that will receive more than $7 million in federal funding for projects dedicated to making the state’s power grid more resilient to extreme weather.

The Conway-based cooperative will receive nearly $780,000 to install self-healing devices on utility poles that serve disadvantaged communities. These devices can automatically restore power within seconds of outages caused by severe storms.

The self-healing devices will ensure a stable power supply for a range of important facilities, including a high school, a newly constructed middle school, a Walmart, a future hospital, several banks, water and sewer facilities, gas stations, and small businesses.

“We felt this project could best serve members by strengthening reliability in a vital area of our community that serves as a hub for various essential services, including schools, grocery stores, gas stations and public utilities,” Horry Electric’s Executive Vice President and CEO Danny Shelley said. “Horry Electric’s board of trustees is excited to be approved for this grant.”

The grant will cover two-thirds of the cost for the self-healing system. Horry Electric’s project is one of 18 approved in South Carolina to reduce power outages and improve restoration times.

South Carolina’s electric cooperatives and other electric utilities applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the grants, which are funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Santee Cooper is administering the grants, which will primarily benefit disadvantaged communities, through its Grid Resilience Grant Program.

“The projects that were submitted range from burying overhead power lines to adding self-healing equipment that improves restoration ability,” Santee Cooper CEO Jimmy Staton said. “Collectively they will make South Carolina’s electric grid stronger in the face of hurricanes and other extreme weather. It has been our privilege to work with the DOE and so many utilities across the state who are driven to provide the best service possible to their members and customers.”

Electric cooperatives that will receive grants include:

• Berkeley Electric: $982,228 to decrease restoration times by installing a fault location, isolation and service restoration system.
• Broad River Electric: $183,964 to increase reliability by installing remote-controlled devices and new controls to improve monitoring and control capabilities.
• Coastal Electric: $796,000 to improve reliability by replacing aging overhead power lines with underground lines.
• Fairfield Electric: $1,125,000 for two projects. One will allow for remote power restoration by updating equipment and improving system monitoring and control. The other will rebuild four miles of overhead power lines serving a wastewater treatment plant in a remote area that has experienced extended outages.
• Horry Electric: $779,823 for a self-healing system that will improve reliability and reduce outage times.
• Palmetto Electric: $1,946,000 to replace 44 aging hydraulic reclosers with new electronically controlled reclosers with remote monitoring.
• York Electric: $1,261,955 for five projects, including building backup power lines, installing underground line sand burying existing lines to improve system reliability.

Are you inspired by someone making a difference in the community? If so, nominate a local hero in the #WhoPowersYou contest and share their story.

Horry Electric is proud to serve the members who make up the communities throughout our service area. Within these communities, there are an abundance of unsung heroes who are helping those in need and empowering their neighbors. These are the members who inspire our commitment to community and we want to celebrate them.

Anyone can nominate a neighbor. Nominees must either be a cooperative member, live in a residence served by an electric cooperative or be making a positive impact in a community served by the cooperative.

Horry Electric will choose a local winner, who will win a prize of $500. The local winner will then have a chance at being named the 2024 South Carolina #WhoPowersYou Hero and receive a $2,500 grand prize. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges based on the impact they have on our community.

Last year, Horry Electric’s local winner was named the 2024 South Carolina #WhoPowersYou Hero! You can nominate a local hero by visiting ecsc.org/WhoPowersYou, where you’ll be asked to share a photo of your nominee and answer three questions about how they are making difference in their community.

All entries must be submitted by July 31, 2024.

The April 2024 edition of South Carolina Living magazine has been uploaded to horryelectric.com! This edition is the OFFICIAL NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING and it includes a special cover wrap with more important details!

The magazine has been mailed to ALL Horry Electric members.

The main part of South Carolina Living magazine, which can also be found online, includes the usual recipes, plus a few feature articles about interesting people and places in our own state!

The April 2024 edition has six pages dedicated to important information, including: 

• CEO Column– Countdown to the Annual Member Meeting: New dates for 2024.
• Official Notice of the Annual Member Meeting: Details on the Annual Member Meeting Early Drive-Thru Registration, prize drawings, and registration gift.
• Capital Credits: Co-op returning $5.3 million in capital credits to members (expected by the end of April).
• Board of Trustees: Meet the Board of Trustees.
• Meet the candidates: Read more about the trustee candidates.
• 2023 Financial View: A breakdown of the numbers; Comparative operating statistics.

The March 2024 edition of South Carolina Living magazine has been uploaded to horryelectric.com!

The main part of South Carolina Living magazine, which can also be found online includes the usual recipes, plus a few feature articles about interesting people and places in our own state!

The March 2024 edition has six pages dedicated to local news about your co-op. Highlights include: 

• CEO Column: A measured ‘thank you”
• State House Visit: Horry Electric takes part in Co-op Day.
• WIRE Award: Nichols resident named Lady of the Year.
• Various Co-op News: Co-op equipment needs space; Crews conduct system-wide inspections; Power pole clutter

The February 2024 edition of South Carolina Living magazine has been uploaded to horryelectric.com!

The main part of South Carolina Living magazine, which can also be found online includes the usual recipes, plus a few feature articles about interesting people and places in our own state!

The February 2024 edition has six pages dedicated to local news about your co-op. Highlights include: 

• CEO Column: How winter weather impacts reliability.
• Trustee Award: HEC’s Board of Trustees President receives the Order of the Palmetto.
• Various Co-op News: Recognizing the heroes in hard hats; HEC WIRE Scholarship available.
• Touchstone Energy Bowl: Local all-star builds brother, gives back to the community.

High school juniors and sophomores can apply now for an unforgettable experience. Horry Electric has two amazing trips planned for Summer 2024.

Washington Youth Tour (June 15-20): Juniors will experience Washington, D.C. with hundreds of students from across South Carolina and the country. Students will tour the sights and meet with lawmakers. Horry Electric will cover your round-trip plane ticket, tours and meals. Click here to apply.

Cooperative Youth Summit (July 15-18): Sophomores will experience South Carolina’s capital like never before. Tour the Statehouse, meet lawmakers and see how co-ops are preparing for the state’s energy future. Click here to apply.

The deadline to submit your application is 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31.

Contact Horry Electric’s Youth Tour Coordinator Jennifer Cummings (jennifer.cummings@horryelectric.com) with any questions.

Horry Electric Cooperative’s W.I.R.E. (Women Involved in Rural Electrification) chapter is accepting applications for the 2024 W.I.R.E. scholarship to award to a freshman entering Coastal Carolina University or Horry-Georgetown Technical College..

Applicants must be an active member of Horry Electric or dependent of an active member. If a dependent, they must live in the home with the member.

The $1,500 scholarship is for one academic year. $750 will be awarded for the fall semester and the additional $750 will be awarded for the spring semester contingent upon meeting the G.P.R. requirement.

The deadline to apply is Friday, March 1, 2024. All applications must be received by 12 p.m. (noon). All applications received after Friday, March 1, 2024 are NOT eligible.

Click here to apply.

Contact susan.brown@horryelectric.com with any questions.