Our employees have made Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. leaders in the energy sector. Our employees work to improve the quality of life for Arkansans by providing wholesale power and services to more than 500,000...
Little Rock, Ark. — Sept. 19, 2018 — Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation is supporting the Arkansas Monarch Conservation Partnership during the Fall migratory season by participating in current research on the monarch butterfly population. “The Arkansas Monarch...
Little Rock, Ark. — Sept. 14, 2018 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have sent 118 linemen to the east coast to assist with power restoration efforts that may be required after Hurricane Florence makes landfall. Crews from Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.,...
Little Rock, Ark. — Aug. 20, 2018 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas recently completed an oral history video project to chronicle the state’s electric cooperatives’ efforts to provide electricity to those who otherwise would not have been served. The project was...
Little Rock, Ark. — Aug. 14, 2018 — Connie Moser, a 42-year educator, was recently named the 2018 Arkansas Rural Education Association’s Teacher of the Year. The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have sponsored the Rural Teacher of the Year Award since 2004. The...
Little Rock, Ark. — Aug. 7, 2018 — Four apprentice linemen from First Electric Cooperative of Jacksonville recently completed the required certification process through a program coordinated by Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Incorporated (AECI). Launched in September...
Little Rock, Ark. — July 26, 2018 — For the second time in three years, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) has been named as one of the Best Places to Work in Arkansas in Arkansas Business magazine’s sixth annual contest. “This award is a testament to...
Little Rock, Ark. — July 12, 2018 — Chris Bell, senior accountant for Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. and controller for Today’s Power, Inc., was recently named as one of only 41 CPAs honored by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) tenth Leadership Academy on...
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas linemen recently completed a mission to electrify two remote Guatemalan villages near the Mexican border resulting in approximately 105 villagers receiving electricity for their homes. During the mission, the electric cooperative...
A large utility-scale solar project in Arkansas built to meet the needs of a major aerospace and defense contractor is also providing electricity for Arkansas’ electric cooperative members. Silicone Ranch Corp. of Nashville built the 12.5-megawatt array in 2015...
