Power Talk

Berkeley Electric Cooperative's official broadcast about the cooperative, events in the community and how to be a more informed energy consumer. Join hosts Libby Roerig and Micah Ponce as they chat with community leaders and energy experts about how to make life in the Lowcountry a little brighter.

Power Talk (S3E14) - Hot tips to stay cool 06/02/2025

Power Talk (S3E14) - Hot tips to stay cool BEC Energy Specialist Loretta Moore has some hot tips to keep your home comfortable and your electric bill on ice this summer. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/36816035

Power Talk (S3E13) - Live United 06/02/2025

Power Talk (S3E13) - Live United DJ Hampton, president and CEO of Trident United Way, stops by with Senior Advancement Officer Justin McCloskey to tell us how the agency is a catalyst for measurable community transformation in education, financial stability, and health in the Lowcountry. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/36816020

Power Talk (S3E12) - Incentivizing innovation 05/01/2025

Power Talk (S3E12) - Incentivizing innovation Jason Brown with the Charleston Regional Development Alliance shares how CRDA isn’t resting on its past successes. The stakeholder network continues to punch above its weight class in attracting new investment – and innovation -- to the area. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/36393030

Power Talk (S3E11) - Spend summer at the library! 05/01/2025

Power Talk (S3E11) - Spend summer at the library! Color your world this summer at the Berkeley County Library System! Programming includes chess, Legos, genealogy, cooking classes, Dungeons and Dragons, and, of course, books! /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/36392985

Power Talk (S3E10) - Scholarships, service & safety 05/01/2025

Power Talk (S3E10) - Scholarships, service & safety Prepare to be inspired by Peggy Dantzler, vice president of loss control and training for Electric Cooperatives of S.C. The Palmetto State’s first female lineworker stops by to tell us about the amazing women funded by the Jenny Ballard Scholarship. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/36392925

Power Talk (S3E9) - Making improvements systemwide 03/31/2025

Power Talk (S3E9) - Making improvements systemwide Vice President of Engineering Chris Rutledge takes us on a tour of Berkeley Electric’s system improvements, district by district. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/35936350

Power Talk (S3E8) - Give your Home the Advantage 03/31/2025

Power Talk (S3E8) - Give your Home the Advantage Spring is the best time to invest in your home! Tameka Palmer, energy services program administrator at Berkeley Electric, tells us how the HomeAdvantage loan program can help you improve your home’s comfort and efficiency. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/35935050

Power Talk (S3E7) - Helping businesses grow 03/10/2025

Power Talk (S3E7) - Helping businesses grow Snow, ice, hurricanes: BEC’s line crews are always willing to help another co-op! Goose Creek Line Foreman Ashby Freeman shares what it’s like to go on the road for mutual aid with Vice President of Operations Tommy Harvey /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/35612120

Power Talk (S3E6) - What is mutual aid? 03/10/2025

Power Talk (S3E6) - What is mutual aid? Snow, ice, hurricanes: BEC’s line crews are always willing to help another co-op! Goose Creek Line Foreman Ashby Freeman shares what it’s like to go on the road for mutual aid with Vice President of Operations Tommy Harvey. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/35612020

Power Talk (S3E5) - Services to help you save 03/10/2025

Power Talk (S3E5) - Services to help you save Join guests Eddie Plowden and Tim Swicord from the co-op’s Energy Services team to learn all the ways they’re helping make your home more comfortable and efficient — and new technology that’s coming soon! /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/35611960

Power Talk (S3E4) - Co-op combats cyber attacks 02/18/2025

Power Talk (S3E4) - Co-op combats cyber attacks /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/35333160

Power Talk (S3E3) - Serving our members 02/18/2025

Power Talk (S3E3) - Serving our members VP of Member Services Amy Langdon discusses all the ways her department helps co-op members along with big changes in the department. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/35333035

Power Talk (S3E2) - Let's be social 01/02/2025

Power Talk (S3E2) - Let's be social Adam Kelly, Goose Creek marketing manager, sits down with BEC's own social media savant, Peyton Dress, to talk about what it takes to make engaging content that is meaningful to their audiences. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/34696350

Power Talk (S3E1) - All things education 01/02/2025

Power Talk (S3E1) - All things education BEC's Dana Jenkins and Brianna Johnson share all the educational opportunities available for teachers and students. From trips to grants and scholarships, there is something for just about everyone! /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/34696330

Power Talk (S2E1) - Proactive problem solving 01/02/2025

Power Talk (S2E1) - Proactive problem solving The one-and-one Energy Guru Eddie Plowden sits down with us to discuss how the cooperative is always looking out for you with its proactive high bill review program. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/34696265

Power Talk (S2E30) - Warm up with winter tips 01/02/2025

Power Talk (S2E30) - Warm up with winter tips Baby it’s cold outside! Energy Specialist Loretta Moore shares tips for how to keep winter energy usage from freezing your finances. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/34696065

Power Talk (S2E29) - It's electric! 01/02/2025

Power Talk (S2E29) - It's electric! Electric vehicles have grown in popularity in the past decade, but many motorists are still uncertain about EVs. Tim Swicord, manager of energy services, shares resources available to Berkeley Electric members /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/34695990

Power Talk (S2E28) - 'Tis the Salvation Season 10/30/2024

Power Talk (S2E28) - 'Tis the Salvation Season ‘Tis the season for sharing your blessings! Capt. April Davis, corps officer for Salvation Army in Charleston, tells us how you can help during the holiday season — and all year /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/33682342

Power Talk (S2E27) - Alzheimer's support 10/30/2024

Power Talk (S2E27) - Alzheimer's support November is National Family Caregivers Month, and Michel’le Cathey of the ARK of SC shares the services her organization provides to families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/33682317

Power Talk (S2E26) - Electrify your career! 10/30/2024

Power Talk (S2E26) - Electrify your career! Apprentice Lineman Austin Hewette joins Trey Colyar, director of safety and technical training, to talk about Berkeley Electric’s Electrical Lineworker program with Trident Technical College. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/33682267

Power Talk (S2E25) - Drive thru to get $30 10/08/2024

Power Talk (S2E25) - Drive thru to get $30 VPs Amy Langdon and Bryan Reece share how this year’s Annual Meeting of Members in November will be the biggest and best yet. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/33378247

Power Talk (S2E25) - Drive thru to get $30 10/08/2024

Power Talk (S2E24) - Electricity & water don't mix! 10/08/2024

Power Talk (S2E24) - Electricity & water don't mix! Energy gurus Mark Tims and Eddie Plowden tell us how Berkeley Electric is here to help with your home’s second-biggest energy user – electric water heaters. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/33378177

Power Talk (S2E24) - Electricity & water don't mix! 10/08/2024

Power Talk (S2E23) - Sharing Bright Ideas! 09/05/2024

Power Talk (S2E23) - Sharing Bright Ideas! Lowcountry educators Dr. Michelle Norwood and Victoria Wood join Power Talk to share their award-winning Bright Ideas and what it’s like to go through the grant process with Berkeley Electric. Grant applications open Jan. 1 for the 2025 cycle. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/32908442

Power Talk (S2E22) - Use your voice & vote! 09/05/2024

Power Talk (S2E22) - Use your voice & vote! Learn why National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 17, 2024, is the perfect time to confirm your voter registration status — and help recruit new voters to join us at the polls this Election Day. Plus learn about Voices for Cooperative Power. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/32908317

Power Talk (S2E21) - Honoring our veterans 09/04/2024

Power Talk (S2E21) - Honoring our veterans Berkeley Electric is offering the chance through Oct. 31, 2024, to honor your military veteran’s service by purchasing a paver at the cooperative’s monument. PR Specialist Yajaira Bess tells us how this effort is just one of the ways the co-op provides outreach to veterans and first responders all year. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/32899132

Power Talk (S2E20) - The power of grassroots politics 08/01/2024

Power Talk (S2E20) - The power of grassroots politics Avery Wilks, vice president of communications at the Electric Cooperatives of S.C., shares why members should get involved at the grassroots level through Voices for Cooperative Power, an online tool to learn about and comment on important policies affecting our co-ops and communities. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/32385832

Power Talk (S2E19) - Students take trips to remember 08/01/2024

Power Talk (S2E19) - Students take trips to remember Grady Redmond and Sarabi Owens, two of Berkeley Electric's representatives on Youth Tour and Youth Summit share highlights from their trips this summer. Both the Washington Youth Tour and Cooperative Youth Summit are weeklong leadership experiences offered for free to local students to teach them about cooperatives and local/state government. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/32385697

Power Talk (S2E18) - Meet our interns 08/01/2024

Power Talk (S2E18) - Meet our interns School may be out for summer but that doesn't mean we're not learning! Berkeley Electric's PR intern, Ashton Brabham, shares what it was like for her, and her fellow interns. to spend a couple of months working at the co-op. /episode/index/show/4900159d-722d-4193-a896-2e90beb79e70/id/32385492

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