{"id":2,"date":"2016-01-14T18:41:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T02:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo10.site\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-12-15T14:41:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:41:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section circle-section hero\" id=\"section_1006361692\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-middle\"  id=\"row-136373932\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-673476703\" class=\"col hero-desc medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Ready to Answer the Call, When it Matters Most<\/h3>\n<p>Day or night, rain or shine, our dedicated team is committed to ensuring uninterrupted power. Even in the toughest moments, we\u2019re standing by our promise of reliability and service to the community.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/about-us\/who-we-are\/\" class=\"button primary lowercase\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>Discover Our Story<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-455426760\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-455426760 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-673476703 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 580px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1564601231\" class=\"col hero-image medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-right\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover circle x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_19036246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"762\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/header-img.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/header-img.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/header-img-340x226.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_19036246 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #image_19036246 {\n    width: 80%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1006361692 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  min-height: 450px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 251, 242);\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_1006361692 {\n    min-height: 450px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section circle-section our-services\" id=\"section_1317975052\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1487127493\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1891743658\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"cta-buttons cta-buttons-5\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-1\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link cta-has-hover-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/services\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Start Stop Service\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cooperative-Living-Magazine.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-hover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cooperative-Living-Magazine-1.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-labels\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Start Stop Service<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-2\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link cta-has-hover-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/your-account\/payment-billing\/payment-options\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Payment Options\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scholarships.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-hover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scholarships-1.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-labels\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Payment Options<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-3\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link cta-has-hover-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/community\/youth-programs\/scholarships\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Scholarships\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/payment.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-hover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/payment-1.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-labels\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scholarships<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-4\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link cta-has-hover-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/outages-safety\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Outage Center\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/outage-center.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-hover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/outage-center-1.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-labels\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outage Center<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-5\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link cta-has-hover-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/about-us\/cooperative-living-magazine\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Cooperative Living Magazine\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/start-2.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-hover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/start-2-1.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-labels\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cooperative Living Magazine<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1317975052 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 251, 242);\n}\n#section_1317975052 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 251, 242);\n}\n#section_1317975052 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/meck-gradient.jpg);\n}\n#section_1317975052 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 10% 15%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section circle-section-left\" id=\"section_420981521\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-equal\"  id=\"row-1661335981\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1460317148\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1067539822\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:572px;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"596\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/nearly-sec.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/nearly-sec.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/nearly-sec-311x340.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1067539822 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1414866152\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\"><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >CAPITAL CREDITS<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Nearly $41 Million to Our Member-Owners<\/h3>\n<p>As a member-owner, you are entitled to margins, also known as the Co-op\u2019s profits. These are called capital credits and are returned to you in the form of a check or a billing credit. This is one of the benefits of being served by a non-profit utility.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/your-account\/capital-credits\/\" class=\"button primary lowercase\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>Unclaimed Capital Credits<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1414866152 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 750px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_420981521 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 251, 242);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section circle-section connect dark\" id=\"section_147152415\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1841989514\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1303638282\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\"><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >News<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">In the Spotlight<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"gap-123957228\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-123957228 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\r\n\r\n\t<div\r\n\t\tclass=\"news-grid row large-columns-4 medium-columns-2 small-columns-1 slider row-slider slider-nav-circle slider-nav-push\"\r\n\t\tdata-flickity-options='{\"imagesLoaded\": true, \"groupCells\": \"100%\", \"dragThreshold\" : 5, \"cellAlign\": \"left\",\"wrapAround\": true,\"prevNextButtons\": true,\"percentPosition\": true,\"pageDots\": false, \"rightToLeft\": false, \"autoPlay\" : false}'\r\n\t\ttabindex=\"0\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39721\" class=\"col post-item post-39721 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/lee-to-retire-as-chief-executive-of-mec-new-ceo-announced\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-640x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-1280x1600.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-272x340.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 13, 2024<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">John C. Lee Jr. to Retire as Chief Executive of MEC; New CEO Announced<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39675\" class=\"col post-item post-39675 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-implements-brand-refresh\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Graphic-for-Brand-Refresh-article-800x650.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"MEC Logo 2024\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Graphic-for-Brand-Refresh-article-800x650.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Graphic-for-Brand-Refresh-article-340x276.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Graphic-for-Brand-Refresh-article.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>January 3, 2024<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Implements Brand Refresh<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39503\" class=\"col post-item post-39503 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-linemen-volunteer-to-help-electrify-guatemalan-village\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-and-Jason-with-Guat-linemen-IMG-6189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-and-Jason-with-Guat-linemen-IMG-6189.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-and-Jason-with-Guat-linemen-IMG-6189-340x192.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>December 27, 2023<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Linemen Volunteer to Help Electrify Guatemalan Village<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38472\" class=\"col post-item post-38472 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-surplus-auction-2\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-600x800.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Truck1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-255x340.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>September 21, 2023<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Surplus Auction<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1321694526\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1321694526 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-1348736406\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-center items-center\">\n\t\t\n<a href=\"\/about-us\/news\/\" class=\"button primary\"  >\n    <span>More Mecklenburg News<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-1348736406 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_147152415 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n  background-color: rgb(12, 90, 142);\n}\n#section_147152415 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#section_147152415 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/section-bg.jpg);\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_147152415 {\n    padding-top: 60px;\n    padding-bottom: 60px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section circle-section-right\" id=\"section_1803210034\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-equal\"  id=\"row-272221679\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-571434057\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\"><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >TRUSTED ENERGY EXPERTS<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Interested in Solar?<\/h3>\n<p>Interest in renewable energy has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade, and as your electric provider, we are committed to helping our Members evaluate affordable, reliable and safe energy options.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/energy-efficiency\/renewables\/solar\/\" class=\"button primary lowercase\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>Solar Considerations<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-571434057 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 750px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1661974920\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-5 medium-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_840575896\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:572px;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"906\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Interested.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Interested.jpg 906w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Interested-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Interested-340x227.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_840575896 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1803210034 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 251, 242);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;max-width:100%;height:5px;background-color:rgb(53, 134, 182);\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<section class=\"section who-we-are\" id=\"section_1269220345\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"max-width:750px\" id=\"row-1988894193\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-259505762\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\"><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Who Are We<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-338484156\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-338484156 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3193674649\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3>By the Numbers<\/h3>\n<p>Our mission is to provide services and create opportunities to enhance the quality of life. 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