Wake Electric awards grants for innovative instructional projects that teachers carry out during the school year. The grants support educational initiatives the schools could not otherwise afford. Up Co-op members have an opportunity to help their communities with needed projects through Operation Round Up . Wake Electric rounds up to the next dollar the bills of members who voluntarily participate in the program. An independent local board of directors administers the funds.
Contributions are tax deductible.
You receive a monthly credit on your electric bill Free home or business energy audits Recommendations for types and amounts of insulation Recommendations to make new homes more energy efficient The Equalizer is a levelized bill program for residential members. Members on this program pay about the same each month. Wake Electric was organized and chartered in 1940. The first construction project, involving 147 miles of line to serve 317 members in the Wake Forest, Youngsville, Creedmoor, Franklinton and Hopkins communities, was completed in 1941. The cooperative has steadily expanded its system.