When companies have a partner like Piedmont Electric Cooperative, they also have access to a complete portfolio of business-specific services. Piedmont Electric is dedicated to meeting your needs. For existing companies who want to expand or businesses interested in relocating to our area, we offer:
- Market research
- Demographic analysis
- Inventory of business-ready sites and buildings
- Energy analysis services
- Rate flexibility
- Walk through energy audits
- Power quality services
- Financing assistance
- Dedicated key account representative
- Outdoor lighting
- Facilitate implementation of emerging technologies
Piedmont Electric has played a key role in helping create a business-friendly environment in central North Carolina. As a private, independent entity, we offer electricity at cost to more than 33,000 commercial and residential members in six counties. We have the advantage of using our combined cooperative power to keep rates affordable as well as local cooperative flexibility to serve your needs. With us, you are more than a customer. You’re a member.
For more information on our economic development policies, contact economicdevelopment@pemc.coop.
USDA Loans and Grants
Piedmont Electric, in association with the USDA’s Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program (REDLG) provide loans to our rural community annually. The USDA provides zero interest loans to our cooperative, which in turn lends money to local businesses for projects that help to create jobs in rural areas.
In the past several years, Piedmont Electric has secured more than $15 million in USDA funding within Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange and Person counties for fire trucks, fire stations, ambulances, schools and a public library. As the funds are repaid they are re-loaned to assist with future projects in communities served by Piedmont Electric.
For more information on the REDLG program, contact economicdevelopment@pemc.coop.
Rates and Energy Savings Guide
For our complete set of rates, visit our rates page. Our commercial energy savings guide can also provide you with energy saving tips to help your business save and operate more efficiently.