SEC was started by residents who wanted to improve their communities by having electricity. That commitment to enhance their communities remains integral to SEC today.
SEC sponsors events that residents and visitors enjoy, and the cooperative makes financial donations to groups working to improve quality of life.
SEC employees get involved in their communities - 2,550 hours of SEC employees invested into the community.
SEC takes students to Washington, D.C., through the nationally acclaimed Youth Tour program to experience the federal government and see many of the national capital’s attractions.
The Cooperative’s Southside Opportunity Fund has provided 279 grants totaling over $336,500 since starting in 2016.
Looking out for communities, SEC hosts students at its offices for a popular career program, Day in the Life of a Lineworker, and participates in school and community job fairs.
SEC funds and provides instructors for the Power Line Worker Training School and supports local governments as they work to recruit new jobs to their communities.
