South Central Power Company today announced plans to consolidate three central Ohio facilities into a single location in the Rock Mill Industrial Park in Lancaster, with a projected opening in 2021. Staff from the electric cooperative’s existing offices in Lancaster, Canal Winchester and Circleville will relocate to the new facility, creating a combined workforce of […]Read more

Thanks to technology upgrades, all South Central Power members will receive bills with an updated account number this fall. Your new account number will be printed on your bill, just like your old number, but it should be used for future payments, or any time you need to reference your South Central Power account number, […]Read more

South Central Power has sent 11 line workers to North Carolina to assist in power restoration efforts resulting from Hurricane Florence. South Central Power’s line workers are among the dozens of personnel from Ohio electric co-ops who will be helping restore power in the service territories of North Carolina co-ops including South River EMC, where […]Read more

Results of the Board of Trustees election were announced at South Central Power’s 82nd annual meeting held August 16 on the campus of Ohio University – Lancaster. Re-elected to three-year terms were Mike Hummel of Canal Winchester, Reed Bailey of Lancaster, James Evans of Hillsboro, Kenneth Davis of Leesburg, and Michael Vinka of Cadiz. Voting […]Read more

South Central Power warns that consumers should be on alert for scammers targeting utility customers. On Thursday, July 26, a South Central Power member received a spoofed call from a scammer telling them to call a 740 number to pay now or be disconnected. The scammer used a recording of the South Central Power phone […]Read more

As some of the year’s highest electric bills are hitting consumers’ mailboxes thanks to near-record heat this summer, South Central Power members are getting a one-time break on transmission charges that could decrease the average member’s July bill by around $10. The bill reduction is a result of the recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, […]Read more

The remittance address for payments to South Central Power has changed.  The new address is: South Central Power PO Box 182058 Columbus OH  43218-2058 If you have any questions about this change, please give us a call at 800-282-5064.Read more

South Central Power is offering some tips to help members avoid being taken in by scammers. “Scammers are becoming more bold and cunning,” said Cathy Bitler, South Central Power’s vice president of communication and community relations. “They particularly target senior citizens and low-income households. Small businesses are often a target as well.” Bitler says a […]Read more

South Central Power Company announced today that it supports the efforts of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to repeal the mandates of the Clean Power Plan in favor of a collaborative, common-sense approach that maintains the delivery of clean, safe, reliable, and affordable electricity. “The Clean Power Plan is an overreach of federal authority, […]Read more

South Central Power recently received the Friend of Education Award from the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) Central Region. Nominated for the award by the Fairfield County ESC, South Central Power was honored during the Ohio School Boards Association Central Region Fall Conference in Columbus on September 27. The region presents the Friend of Public Education Award to […]Read more