Reidsville, NC (September 24, 2018) – The Cherry Grove Volunteer Fire Department received a $95,000 zero-interest loan to pay for two fire trucks. Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation is playing a supporting role in these purchases by facilitating this loan funded from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Economic… Read More»
National Voter Registration Day On National Voter Registration Day (Sept. 25) Piedmont Electric will host a voter registration drive at our Hillsborough office. Anyone can stop by and register to vote or update their voter registration. Piedmont Electric’s voter registration drive is part of Co-ops Vote, a nonpartisan project of… Read More»
Sept. 12, 2018 – 10:50 A.M. Known local shelters for Hurricane Florence as of Sept. 12, 2018 at 10:50 A.M.: Alamance County Lambs Chapel Haw River Opens Thursday at 10:00 am Caswell County None listed at this time. Durham County Bahama Ruritan Club 8202 Stagville Road Hillside High School 3727… Read More»
Sept. 20, 2018 – 3:00 P.M. – North Carolina’s electric cooperatives continue making outage restoration progress in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Cooperative outages statewide have now dropped to about 38,000, down from a historic high of 326,000 on Saturday. Remaining outages are concentrated in the hardest-hit areas of coastal… Read More»
While it’s still too early to know how Hurricane Florence will impact us, Piedmont Electric is closely monitoring the storm and is prepared to respond at a moment’s notice. We encourage our members to be prepared and informed as well. You can stay up to date with co-op news on… Read More»
From the beginning of the electric cooperative movement, it’s been about neighbors helping neighbors. So, it was with this cooperative spirit that Piedmont Electric established the Helping Hand Foundation as a way to continue helping our neighbors, in addition to investing in the future of our communities. Since moving to… Read More»
Rougemont, NC (August 25, 2018) – More than 475 individuals gathered at the Orange County Speedway for Piedmont Electric’s annual Community Safety Day. The free event included electrical safety demonstrations, bucket truck rides from Piedmont Electric linemen as well as participation from the Orange County Sherriff’s Office, Caldwell Fire Department,… Read More»
