Surry-Yadkin EMC

Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation was founded in 1940 by a group of local farmers. These visionaries were committed to providing electricity to rural farmers and families, and they were committed to the effort for a good reason. Four years after President Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act, they had seen electricity lift many families out of poverty. It created demand for new jobs and products, and enabled farmers to make efficiency upgrades that resulted in crops being produced and sold more quickly. Seventy-five years ago we supported the community by providing electricity to anyone who wanted it. No matter the person, no matter the costs. Now, decades later, our focus is still to provide outstanding service that powers our rural communities by energizing, operating and maintaining the grid. But our commitment extends beyond providing electricity: Surry-Yadkin EMC, like all cooperatives, exists to meet and exceed the needs and expectations of our membe...