11/05/2026
Teachers from across Duplin, Wayne, and Lenoir counties celebrated BIG last night at Tri-County EMC’s annual Bright Ideas Celebration!
This year, we’re proud to award $103,768.47 in grants to 124 innovative educators—the largest Bright Ideas funding total awarded by an electric cooperative in North Carolina!
Congratulations to all of our 2026 Bright Ideas grant recipients! Thank you for making a difference, one bright idea at a time!