Wake Electric

It's National Agriculture Day 🌱🐓 We started as a rural electric cooperative, and we continue to honor those agricultural roots today—continuing to support the farms and agriculture across our system.

We’re hiring! ⚡ Wake Electric is looking for a Data Analyst Intern to join our team at our Youngsville office. Applications close end of day April 3. 🔗 Apply today at wemc.com/careers

A few more moments from our time volunteering with North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives at Marbles Kids Museum Future Me event 📸 We loved getting to be part of such a fun, hands-on day and meeting so many bright, curious kids and sharing what its like to be a lineman.

We’re hiring! ⚡ Wake Electric is looking for a Construction Superintendent to join our team at our Youngsville office. Applications close end of day April 1. 🔗 Apply today at wemc.com/careers

Lucky to serve a community like ours🍀

When storms move in, our crews are ready. Nate and his fellow Wake Electric linemen are ready if outages occur. If storms impact our area, Nate and our crews will be out working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible for our membership. ⚡

Wake Electric crews are prepared and closely monitoring the severe weather due to move through our service territory tonight through Monday.

📅 Save the date - join us for our 86th Annual Meeting! Enjoy a lineworker demonstration, live music (weather permitting), and a chance to win part of $5,000 in cash prizes for attendees. We hope to see you there!

With SmartHub Usage Alerts, you can get notified when your electricity use reaches limits you set—helping you spot spikes early and stay in control of your monthly bill. 🔗 Learn how: wemc.com/2026/03/03/avo…

We’re hiring! ⚡ Wake Electric is looking for a Underground Distribution Foreman to join our team at our Youngsville office. Applications close end of day March 20. 🔗 Apply today at wemc.com/careers

Members joined us over two evenings for our March MAC meetings, where CEO & GM Jim Mangum shared updates on Wake Electric’s growth and efforts to keep power affordable and reliable. Want to attend our October meetings? 📞 919-863-6440 | 📧 communications@wemc.com

Scammers often pose as electric utilities, demanding immediate payment or threatening service disconnection. Wake Electric will never demand payment through gift cards, cryptocurrency, or wire transfers. Call us at 919.863.6300 or toll free 800.474.6300 if something feels off.

Submitting a last-minute scholarship application? Check the application requirements and get your college scholarship applications in before March 2nd by 5PM in office! Apply here: [Insert Link] 🎓

This winter brought longer stretches of extreme cold than our service territory has seen in awhile. If your bill felt higher than years past as a result - we hear you and we're here to help! Learn more: ow.ly/Zvu450YneGe

The March 2nd deadline is approaching! Applications for our College Scholarships are due Monday by 5 PM. Remember: you can mail or hand-deliver your completed application to 228 Park Avenue, Youngsville, NC 27596. Apply before it's too late: wemc.com/scholarships

❤️ February is American Heart Month ❤️ At Wake Electric, caring for our community means prioritizing safety. Every employee is CPR & AED certified — because being prepared can save a life. Consider getting certified and help us build a heart-safe community.

It's National Engineers Week! 👷‍♂️🔧 Shoutout to our Engineering Department — including GIS, IT, Staking — for the work you do every day to keep the lights on.

Through the Cooperative All-Star Basketball Scholarship program, Wake Electric is proud to send two middle school students each year to attend UNC or NC State Basketball Camp at no cost to their families. Apply now before the March 31 deadline at wemc.com/basketball.

Cost shouldn’t be what holds a student back. Wake Electric’s college scholarships are here to support local students as they take the next step in their education. Know someone planning for college? Applications open until Mar 2nd! Learn more and apply: wemc.com/scholarships

We're honoring innovators who powered progress⚡ ✨ Jessica O. Matthews – clean energy pioneer 💡 Lewis Latimer – improved the light bulb 🚀 Annie Easley – advanced NASA energy systems 🔋 Hazel O’Leary – 1st U.S. Secretary of Energy 🚦 Garrett Morgan – invented the traffic signal