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A farmer paused while plowing a field on a warm spring day to wipe the sweat from his brow. Though it was only noon, he’d already had a productive day, rising before dawn and getting right to work. But he…

At South Alabama Electric Cooperative, we know that supporting our community takes more than providing affordable and reliable electric service each day. It also means helping our young people become strong leaders for tomorrow. One way we do that is…

Wes Allen’s earliest political memories aren’t of his own career but his dad’s. His father, Gerald Allen, first won a seat in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1994 before later taking a seat in the Alabama Senate in 2010.…

One of the biggest ways being a cooperative member is different from being a customer of any other utility is that SAEC gives our profits back to you. At the end of each year, South Alabama Electric Cooperative subtracts our…

SAEC’s new drive-thru allows members to make payments without braving the elements. Stay out of the cold or rain by paying from the comfort of your car. Pay on the go when you don’t have time to come inside. The…

Whenever Jimmy Copeland was asked what drove him to serve his community, the answer was simple enough. Whether it was as part of the Pike County Commission, as a member of the Troy National Guard or as special project director…

While space heaters are often put to work in rooms that don’t receive as much heat as others, the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that they cause approximately 25,000 fires a year and about 300 deaths. At South Alabama Electric…

Max Copeland tells people that the version of himself who went into the South Alabama Electric Cooperative and National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tours is not the same person who came out of them. He entered the program as a…

Many members think the key to keeping their electric bill consistent is leaving their thermostat at the same temperature all year. Unfortunately, even if the temperature in your home remains unchanged, your heating system has to work harder to maintain…

When cooperative leaders set out in 1965 to construct a new building for South Alabama Electric Cooperative, they were thinking about more than just the work being done at the time. They were also building a home for the cooperative…