Power Talk

It's all about this year's Annual Meeting of Members, when CEO Mike Fuller stops by. Learn what's new, what's staying the same, and why we hold an Annual Meeting in the first place.

· Learn how Berkeley Electric is helping create the next generation of lineworkers — and high-paying, rewarding careers — with the help of Trident Technical College in North Charleston.

Capt. April Davis of the Salvation Army joins us to talk about how the Angel Tree program makes Christmas special for children and the importance of the Red Kettles to charitable giving in the Lowcountry.

We're talking about democracy, voting and why both matter to electric cooperatives! National Voter Registration Day is Sept. 15 ... now is the time to make sure you are ready to make your voice heard.

Join us as we chat with Jim Westerhold, general manager of Boone Hall Plantation and Farms, about all the exciting events at this year's Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival ... including the Bright Ideas Corn Maze!

BEC's Energy Gurus Eddie Plowden and Loretta Moore break down all the ways members can help the co-op flatten usage peaks and how it helps keep everyone's costs down.

Gabbi Pace, mobile library/outreach librarian for the Berkeley County Library System, takes a little time off the road to tell us about the outreach the mobile library is providing.

VP of Operations Tommy Harvey joins the show to help members prepare for another hurricane season in the Lowcountry.

Berkeley Electric's Human Resources team joins us to share information about the cooperative's second annual job fair and career expo, set for 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, July 1.

Learn why Kirkman Broadcasting and Berkeley Electric team up each year to give away free 5,000 BTU air conditioners to members of the cooperative in need. Emeritus Power Talk co-host & longtime DJ Terry Base of WJNI Gospel 106.3 and Ol Skool Hip-Hop 92.1 is our in-studio guest.