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Monday, October 29, 2012  South Carolina electric crews assisting with states directly impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  World War II vets who had not seen their memorial in Washington D.C. went on a special trip Wednesday.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  South Carolina's electric cooperatives are hosting dozens of World War II veterans on a daylong tour of military monuments in Washington.

Friday, September 14, 2012  The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina are partnering with some of the state's law enforcement officials to try to prevent copper theft. Representatives from the cooperatives are taking part in an event on Friday with law officers including State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel, U.S. Marshal Kelvin Washington and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  One hundred World War II veterans from across South Carolina travel to Washington, D.C., to visit the WWII Memorial and other sites.

Friday, November 25, 2011  A program that gives World War II veterans a chance to visit a memorial in their honor in Washington, D.C. is getting a major financial boost. On Friday, the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina committted $60,000 to the Honor Flight program to pay for the costs of a April flight to the World War II memorial.

Thursday, September 16, 2010  Customers take out loans to pay for new heat pumps, insulation and other energy saving measures. They get up to 10 years to pay back the loan through charges on their utility bills.