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Piedmont Electric Earns GreenPlus Certification
HILLSBOROUGH, NC, May 26, 2010—Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation has earned GreenPlus Certification from the Institute of Sustainable Development. The certification is based on the Cooperative’s efforts toward improving the quality of life through eco-friendly practices which sustain and support the environment. The locally-based Institute of Sustainable Development is a nationwide… Read More»
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Orange County Schools Recipient of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstration Unit
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., April 22, 2010—The Orange County School Board approved the placement of a fuel cell demonstration unit at Cedar Ridge High School to enhance the science and career-technical curriculums. In collaboration with Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation, Microcell Corporation, the developer of the fuel cell, and a grant from the… Read More»
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North Carolina utilities seek swine waste‐to‐energy projects
Progress Energy Carolinas will administer the RFP on behalf of the buyers, which include Dominion North Carolina Power, Duke Energy Carolinas, GreenCo Solutions, N.C. Electric Membership Corporation, N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency and N.C. Municipal Power Agency Number 1, as well as Progress Energy Carolinas. Through the RFP, the buyers… Read More»
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Piedmont Electric offers Scholarships to High School Seniors
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., February 5, 2010—Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation will award four $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors for continuing education to either an accredited college, university or technical school. The student’s parents must be members of Piedmont Electric. Immediate family members of Piedmont Electric employees and members of the… Read More»
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Piedmont EMC to Award Washington Trips
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., January 29, 2010—Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation is offering rising high school seniors the opportunity to represent the Cooperative on a week’s expense-paid trip to the nation’s capital June 12-18, 2010. Students selected for the Youth Tour will have the opportunity to experience government in action. The trip takes… Read More»
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Piedmont Electric offers Basketball Camp Scholarships
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., January 29, 2010—Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation is offering sixth, seventh and eighth graders who want to hone their basketball skills a chance to be selected for a Touchstone Energy scholarship to attend either the Kellie Harper Women’s Basketball Camp or Roy Williams’ Carolina Basketball Camp this summer. One… Read More»