Recent News

CEC Employees Donate Gifts to Families in Need

Wednesday | December 6, 2023
Throughout the month of November, 20 CEC employees put together 63 bags of Christmas gifts to donate...

NEW Website Survey

Wednesday | November 29, 2023
On December 4th 2023, a survey will be launched on central.coop for our members to tell us what they...

2024 CEC Line Clearing

Monday | November 27, 2023
CEC will begin tree trimming in January to reduce outages and service interruptions caused by trees....

2023 Christmas Lights Contest!

Tuesday | October 24, 2023
Deck your home for the holiday season and you could win the CEC Christmas Lights Contest!

Winners of the 2023 Photo Contest

Monday | October 23, 2023
Thank you to all who participated in the 2023 Photo Contest and congratulations to our winners!
Two CEC employees were recently credited with saving a local family after their apartment building c...

Be a Co-op Voter!

Wednesday | September 6, 2023
Be a Co-op voter: register to vote and go to the polls on Nov. 7, 2023!

Energy Assistance Options

Thursday | August 31, 2023
Do you need help paying your bill? CEC wants to help. There are also several assistance programs ava...
Brandon Keesee, a journeyman lineman for Sikeston, Missouri-based SEMO Electric Cooperative, wrote t...

2023 Annual Meeting Recap

Wednesday | August 16, 2023
On August 10, 2023, Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) held its Annual Meeting at AC Valley High Sch...
Voting for the winning three photos for the 2023 Photo Contest is underway! Members will vote for th...
CEC is happy to invite members to attend the Annual Business Meeting in person once again! To help u...

CEC Receives a RESAP Award

Friday | July 21, 2023
CEC recently received an award for the successful completion of the 2022 RESAP assessment. Nancy Len...

2023 Photo Contest Voting is Open!

Monday | June 12, 2023
Voting for the top five photos for the 2023 Photo Contest is underway! 

2023 Good Neighbor Scholarship Winners

Thursday | June 1, 2023
Congratulations to the 2023 recipients of the Good Neighbor Scholarship! CEC awarded scholarships of...

2023 Annual Business Meeting Notice

Wednesday | May 31, 2023
CEC is happy to announce that we are inviting members to attend the Annual Meeting in person once ag...

Beat the Peak This Summer!

Tuesday | May 30, 2023
Our Peak Alert program encourages all members to reduce electric consumption during peak demand peri...

Student Selected for Youth Tour 2023

Monday | May 15, 2023
A local high school junior was selected to attend the 2023 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washin...
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