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)

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Applications for our Annual Meeting Scholarship are now available! Eligibility is listed below. To view additional information on the Egyptian Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting, visit here. For questions regarding the scholarships, please contact Brooke at (800) 606-1505 or bguthman@eeca.coop.  2022 Annual Meeting Scholarship Application Eligibility The applicant must be a

Congratulations to our first two Operation Round Up grant recipients – $500 to Toys for Tots & $500 to St. Francis CARE! Both organizations were presented their $500 checks on May 9, 2022 with funds from our Operation Round Up 501(c)(3) charitable program. To sign up to contribute to our