Established in 1939 to serve those areas that investor-owned utilities deemed unprofitable, Pee Dee Electric Cooperative is more than a rural electricity supplier. The cooperative provides low-cost, reliable electricity and other services to residential communities, commercial establishments, and industries across the Pee Dee region.

Locally owned by the member-owners it serves, Pee Dee Electric Cooperative is governed by a Board of Trustees elected by the membership at annual meetings held to conduct the business of the cooperative. Trustees are local member-owners of the cooperative representing membership districts in six counties of the Pee Dee region. Daily operations are managed by the president and chief executive officer.

Pee Dee Electric Cooperative is growing rapidly with more than 30,000 services in place serving residents, businesses and industries, and 3,700+ miles of line in Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Lee, and Marion counties.

In 1998, Pee Dee Electric joined a growing alliance of electric cooperatives nationwide that have united under the Touchstone Energy® brand to prepare for changes in the utility marketplace.

Touchstone Energy® and The power of human connections® represents cooperatives’ unique characteristics in a marketplace where differences matter more and more every day.

The brand promotes the core strengths of electric cooperatives: accountability, integrity, innovation, personal service and the strong tradition of community commitment that electric cooperatives are known for. It’s a name that conveys the human element in providing local service, as well as our strength and stability.