Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc. Powering Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg counties since 1940 with reliable energy. Service Second Only to Safety.

Report outages anytime through our mobile app or by texting OUT to 800-240-3400. This page is not monitored 24/7. Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative was organized on August 14, 1940. Since that time, what started with 1,680 members has grown to serve more than 73,000 customers in five counties over more than 7,300 miles of power lines. Along with providing reliable service, Blue Ridge has evolved to

provide services to its members that are relevant and transformative in a changing world. The same power lines that were built to carry electricity to the countryside are now being used to bring fiber into homes of our rural areas. As a not-for-profit, member-owned distribution utility our employees are dedicated to quality service with a human touch.

Thank you to The Cookie Jar for dropping off some free and unprompted goodies to our front-counter office workers in Pic...
08/26/2026

Thank you to The Cookie Jar for dropping off some free and unprompted goodies to our front-counter office workers in Pickens earlier this month. After how quickly they went, we can say they're employee-approved!

A pop-up thunderstorm has caused power outages affecting over 1,500 members this afternoon, primarily in the Seneca area...
08/22/2026

A pop-up thunderstorm has caused power outages affecting over 1,500 members this afternoon, primarily in the Seneca area. A tree was found burning on a line at one of these outages. If you are out and see linemen working, please give them the space they need to do their jobs safely.

To report an outage, use our mobile app or text OUT to 800-240-3400. Thank you for your patience.

A (hard) hat tip to our operations and instrumentation departments this morning as they replaced three regulators in the...
08/21/2026

A (hard) hat tip to our operations and instrumentation departments this morning as they replaced three regulators in the Piercetown community. Each of these regulators weighs 2,000 pounds and is important for delivering properly adjusted voltage to homes and businesses. Our guys worked safely and efficiently. And Tyler couldn’t hide how happy he was to be in the bucket on a Friday! 💙⚡️

Friday night lights are back!Behind every football field that's lit up between Walhalla, Daniel and Pickens, there's a l...
08/21/2026

Friday night lights are back!

Behind every football field that's lit up between Walhalla, Daniel and Pickens, there's a line crew that helped make it happen.

These are the communities we live in and serve, and Friday nights returning in the fall is a welcome change. Best of luck to the teams, coaches, players and staff this season! ⚡🏈

08/11/2026

TUESDAY EVENING OUTAGE UPDATE: Our linemen are actively working to address storm-related outages throughout our service territory. Crews are working safely and efficiently, restoring power from substations through our distribution lines and out to individual members.

Thank you for your patience as our crews continue working this evening.

Teachers, Bright Ideas grant applications are open.Blue Ridge awards up to $1,000 for classroom projects that school bud...
08/07/2026

Teachers, Bright Ideas grant applications are open.

Blue Ridge awards up to $1,000 for classroom projects that school budgets do not cover. Any K-12 educator teaching in a school in our service territory can apply.

If you know a teacher, send this their way! 🫶

cognitoforms.com/BlueRidgeElectricCooperative/BrightIdeasGrantApplication202627

Happy first day of school, Oconee and Pickens counties! Everyone at the co-op wishes our students, teachers and staff me...
08/04/2026

Happy first day of school, Oconee and Pickens counties! Everyone at the co-op wishes our students, teachers and staff members a great year of learning and growth.

Teachers, if you are looking for something to bring your lesson plans to life, we would love to visit your classroom! Our team offers safety demonstrations and presentations on the careers that keep the lights on. Just reach out!

For more information, visit us at: blueridge.coop/next-generation

Construction on the new Utica substation is underway and on track to be energized and serving members by the second quar...
07/30/2026

Construction on the new Utica substation is underway and on track to be energized and serving members by the second quarter of 2027.

A new substation steps down power to a safer voltage for local use and adds capacity for an area that's outgrown its existing infrastructure. It also improves reliability, since spreading load across more substations means fewer members affected if something goes down.

Thanks to Pike Electric and every crew that's helped get us this far.

⚡ Infrastructure Update (1 of 2 for the week) ⚡The EF3 tornado that hit Seneca in 2020 tore through our transmission sys...
07/27/2026

⚡ Infrastructure Update (1 of 2 for the week) ⚡

The EF3 tornado that hit Seneca in 2020 tore through our transmission system. Since then, we've rebuilt four substations and upgraded more than 20 miles of transmission line, work that gives our system more redundancy and lets us backfeed faster from neighboring substations when something goes out.

This drone shot shows our Coneross substation, nearly finished with its rebuild.

Thanks to the engineers and linemen who made this happen, from the instrumentation team to the construction crews on site.

Blue Ridge is proud to power Oconee County's very own Target, which opened yesterday. This $27 million investment will c...
07/22/2026

Blue Ridge is proud to power Oconee County's very own Target, which opened yesterday. This $27 million investment will create 150 new jobs in our community.

We look forward to welcoming more businesses to Thornwell Village that will help improve quality of life here at home! 💙⚡

(Photo Credits, The Journal: upstatetoday.com/news/major-retailer-officially-opens-doors-at-new-seneca-location/article_804b46f1-0574-4de7-8580-5456a4183637.html)

Address

734 W Main Street
Pickens, SC
29671

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+18002403400

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