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Youth to Washington 2023

Youth Tour 2023

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

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Rising PCA

** 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 The PCA projections issued last month are already out of date.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

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IEC Memorial Scholarship

$2,000 Scholarship Opportunity

Illinois electric cooperatives will award 15 scholarships in 2023 to financially assist deserving students in the electric cooperative family. The 15 scholarships, $2,000 each, will be awarded through the Thomas H. Moore Illinois Electric Cooperatives (IEC) Memorial Scholarship Program. Nine scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors whose parent(s)

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Classroom Grants 2022

Classroom Grant Applications released!

Classroom Grant Applications are now being accepted for the 2022-2023 school year. Applications will be accepted through Friday, November 4, 2022, and announced no later than December 9, 2022. To apply, visit our Classroom Empowerment Grants page.

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We're all ears!

Member Surveys this Summer!

Electric cooperatives across the state are conducting our every-other-year member survey this summer! 3,000 randomly selected consumer-members will be asked to complete surveys by email (to those who have one on file), OR mail (to those who we do not have an email for). Emails will be marked with our

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2022 Annual Meeting Winners

Congratulations Annual Meeting Winners!

Pre-Meeting Prize Winners – bag with t-shirt, hat & gas card Ronald Partin Juanita Dean Tony Mayberry James Winters Shirley Franklin Gyle Rodewald Scholarship Winners – 62 applicants, 10 $1,000 scholarship winners Mollie Biggs, 2022 Agape Christian High School Graduate, attending SIU Carbondale Benjamin Hyink, 2021 Carbondale Homeschool Graduate, attending

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Illinois EV Rebate Program

Illinois EV Rebate Program

Illinois is going electric! Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Director John J. Kim announced the opening of Illinois’ Electric Vehicle (EV) Rebate Program. Beginning July 1, 2022 electric vehicle purchases qualify for substantial tax rebates. As part of Illinois’ landmark Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), Illinois is phasing out

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Summer Beat the Peak

Market Pricing, Possible Blackouts & EECA

We are fielding many questions from our consumer-members from price increases to possible blackouts this summer. Please read the information below for more detailed data, explanations, and site references to learn more about EECA and our affiliates. Press Release from 6/14/2022: EECA Press Release 06-14-2022 How is EECA connected to

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we're hiring tree trimmers

We’re Hiring Tree Trimmers!

Egyptian Electric Cooperative has immediate position opening(s) for permanent/full-time Apprentice or Journeyman Tree Trimmer(s) out of our Murphysboro headquarters location. Journeyman applicants will need to possess an Illinois Applicator Pesticide License. All tree trimming applicants must possess a valid Class A CDL, with airbrake endorsement at the start of employment.

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Summer Internship

Egyptian Electric Cooperative has an immediate position opening(s) for a summer internship opportunity out of our Murphysboro headquarters location. Submit completed job application, resume, and cover letter to employment@eeca.coop or by mail to Brooke Guthman, 1732 Finney Road, Murphysboro, IL 62966. Application deadline is 4PM on Friday, June 10, 2022.

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