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

In 2023, Egyptian Electric Cooperative will be hosting a series of “Coffee with the Coops” as an olive branch to our membership to further explain continuing changes outside the yearly annual meeting. Each month we will be visiting a new location across our service territory to offer our membership a

Egyptian Electric Cooperative has an immediate opening for an Engineering Technician I at our Murphysboro headquarters location. A completed application and resume should be submitted to employment@eeca.coop or EECA, Attn: HR, 1732 Finney Road, Murphysboro, IL 62966. Application, position description, and additional information is available at: https://eeca.coop/about-egyptian/employment-opportunities/

Due to the anticipated inclement weather, our drive-thru will be open for the remainder of the day on 12/22, but the lobby will close at noon and will remain closed through 12/23. We *plan* to have the drive-thru open on 12/23, but we are discouraging traffic to the office. You

Congratulations to our TEN $500 Classroom Grant Winners that were awarded to teachers from across our region! Thank you to all the schools who participated and encouraged application, as well to those who made application going the extra mile for all our students! You continue to make this program a

Applications for Youth Tour 2023 are now being accepted! The application and more information can be found here. 

** December 5th update…The cost of electricity continues to increase. The PCA projections issued last month are already out of date. PCA rates for December bills were changed from the projected charge of $0.0080/kWh to $0.0090/kWh to ensure positive year-end margins. January bills were estimated to have a $0.0095/kWh PCA