Jun 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
BY VERNON “BUDDY HASTEN”, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, INC., AND ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION ON MAY 30, 2021 Buddy Hasten I took a screen shot of my “Task List” today. It shows that I have one seriously overdue...
Mar 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — March 13, 2021 — Avery Grayson Williams of Grant County is the winner of the 2021 Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas State Spelling Bee. The Sheridan Middle School student is the son of Nick and Summer Williams. Williams competed with 47 other...
Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Submersible remote-operated robots simulate real-world tasks Little Rock, Ark. — March 9, 2021 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas and Arkansas 4-H will host the 2021 Arkansas SeaPerch Challenge, an underwater robotics competition on Friday, March 12...
Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — March 2, 2021 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas will sponsor the Arkansas State Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 13 at the Arkansas 4-H Center in Little Rock. Due to adherence to current pandemic protocols, it will be closed to the public....
Feb 19, 2021 | The Cooperative Difference
Little Rock, Ark. — Feb. 19, 2021 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have dispatched 51 line workers and equipment to assist Central Electric Power Association of Carthage, Miss., Southwest Electric Power Association of Lorman, Miss. and Yazoo Valley Electric...
Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Feb. 16, 2021 — Due to extreme winter conditions and record power usage, The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas were forced to implement emergency contingency plans that included short-term, rotating power curtailments at some local electric...
Feb 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Feb. 15, 2021 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas ask members to immediately limit the use of electric service through the next 24 hours to ensure that members will continue to receive at least a minimum of electric service. Additional appeals...
Feb 3, 2021 | Legislative Issues
Little Rock, Ark. — Feb. 3, 2021 — The 2021 Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas Legislative Directory is now available. The digital directory is free and offered to iPhone and Android users. According to Kirkley Thomas, vice president of governmental affairs for the...
Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Nov. 20, 2020 — David Frankenberg has been named as vice president and chief financial officer of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI) effective Jan. 1, 2021. Frankenberg replaces Michael...
Nov 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dyersburg, Tenn. — Nov. 9, 2020 — Tim Mills has been named as president and chief executive officer of Electric Research and Manufacturing Cooperative (ERMCO) effective Jan. 1, 2021. Mills replaces Bill Reffert, who is retiring after leading the organization since...
