Member Services

Abbie Weil joined the EECA family December 11th as our newest Customer Service Representative! She was raised in Vergennes but later moved to Carbondale, graduating from Carbondale High School in 2013. Abbie graduated Summa Cum Laude from SIU Carbondale in Paralegal Studies.  She was previously a supervisor at Rule of Pie Shop in Murphysboro. Congratulations […]

Congratulations to our EIGHT 2017/2018 Touchstone Energy Classroom Grant winners and their students! Also, thank you to our 21 applicants from all over our service territory, can’t wait to see yours again next year. The top eight below were chosen by an independent panel of judges, each being awarded $500 for their school year project! […]

The board of directors of Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) held a special board meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14 to select EECA’s next general manager. Shane Hermetz, who has held the position of interim manager since former General Manager Jim Riddle retired in July, was hired as the new general manager, effective immediately. “Shane has […]

MURPHYSBORO – Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) has announced the closure of its existing Murphysboro and Steeleville offices as it prepares to officially open its new headquarters facility in Murphysboro later this month.  “Although it is bittersweet closing both offices that have been operational for many years, we look forward to providing better resources to […]

Shane Hermetz, Egyptian Electric Interim Manager, has announced that the Illinois electric cooperatives in 2018 will award nine academic scholarships to high school seniors through a memorial scholarship fund designed to financially assist deserving students in the “electric cooperative family.” In addition, a tenth scholarship – to assist with costs in attending an electric lineworker […]

It’s that time of the year again, and Egyptian Electric Cooperative is again offering our Touchstone Energy Classroom Empowerment Grants to our local schools within our territory! We are aware that adequate funding for many school systems has been a challenge. Commitment to Community is one of our Touchstone Energy core principles, and we are […]

We have officially found a home for the existing Steeleville office kiosk in preparation for our transition. Effected August 23rd members can not only make payment during and after-hours at the Marketplace Shell in Carbondale, but at the Wright Do-it Center located at 1306 N. Market Street in Sparta, next to the Wal-Mart and behind […]

At the end of July 2017, Vice-President/General Manager Jim Riddle retired from Egyptian Electric Cooperative. Shane Hermetz has been appointed as Interim Manager; previously serving as Assistant Manager. The Board of Directors continues to work toward selecting a new General Manager, and hopes to fill the position in the coming months.

Egyptian Electric Cooperative conducted its 79th Annual Meeting of the Members on the evening of Thursday July 20, 2017 at the Steeleville American Legion. Approximately 708 guests were in attendance, including the 416 registered members. During the business meeting, the members re-elected three directors, Steve Prest of Coulterville, Larry Ebers of Steeleville, and Gil Kroening […]

The existing Murphysboro and Steeleville offices located at 10169 Old Highway 13 in Murphysboro, and 1005 W. Broadway in Steeleville, will officially close for business on Thursday, October 19th at 4:00 p.m. Egyptian Electric will be closed for employee training Friday, October 20th, and the new headquarters facility located at 1732 Finney Road in Murphysboro […]