As of December 1, all income-eligible households may apply for energy assistance through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).   LIHEAP offers one-time payments to ease the financial strain of electric expenses during the colder months. The amount of assistance depends on household size, income, and energy costs and

We have some great news!  We’re excited to share with you that we will again be lowering the PCA (power cost adjustment) starting for your September bills. Since March, the PCA on your bill has held steady at -0.005/kWh. However, for the upcoming bill, we will DOUBLE that credit to

Illinois electric cooperatives will award 16 scholarships in 2023 to financially assist deserving students in the electric cooperative family. The 16 scholarships, $2,000 each, will be awarded through the Thomas H. Moore Illinois Electric Cooperatives (IEC) Memorial Scholarship Program. Ten (10) scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors whose

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA), a chargEV™ affiliate, is excited to announce the installation of 11 ChargePoint Level 2 electric vehicle chargers at the Walkers Bluff Casino Resort! As a significant enhancement to the resort’s amenities, these chargers reaffirm our cooperative’s commitment to community and sustainability. The newly installed chargers

Take advantage of Vanilla Direct Pay, a new way to pay! You can now make CASH payments on your Egyptian Electric Cooperative account, at any time, by scanning your personalized barcode at participating VanillaDirect Pay locations including, but not limited to, any Dollar General, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS, or Circle K.

The 2023 EECA Annual Meeting Scholarship applications available and are open to all dependents/children of member-consumers of EECA. This year, we will again be drawing ten (10) names for $1,000 scholarships following our EECA Annual Meeting of the Members at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The deadline to

Congratulations to Hayley Drake of Sparta High School! She was selected to receive one of the fifteen Thomas H. Moore Illinois Electric Cooperatives Memorial Scholarships ($2,000 scholarship to attend a two to four-year university) in the state, by the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC). Hayley is the daughter of

Notice of the 85th Annual Meeting of the Members is being given to the membership by method of the July 2023 Illinois Country Living magazine, that will begin arriving the end of June. The Annual Meeting of the Members will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 13 at

What happens when cooperatives collaborate! A new payment kiosk location on the west side of Carbondale. The Neighborhood Grocery Coop, located at 1815 W. Main Street at the Murdale Shopping Center, has arrived! This kiosk was moved from our Sparta Wright Do-It Center location to better serve the density of

These past few years we have seen unlikely and unpredictable outcomes associated with the cost of market power, the disruption of power supply, and the increased interest rates and prices of materials. This has not only affected the utility industry but affected costs to us all in every aspect of