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ECI REC Line Personnel Travel South to Help With Hurricane Recovery

On Monday, September 11, 40 line personnel from Iowa's electric cooperatives headed south to help with recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irma. ECI REC's Travis Schellhorn and Ben Donnelly headed to Nahunta, Georgia, where they are currently helping Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership. . .[more]

Take a Load Off the Peak

Electricity demand peaks from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays. It’s tough to ask members to cut back during this time—you’re home from work, starting dinner, watching television, and doing laundry. However, 45% of the ECI REC wholesale power bill is related to the demand you. . .[more]

State Releases 2017-2018 LIHEAP Requirements

The low-income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP) was established to help qualifying, low-income Iowa homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season. The assistance is based on household income, household size, type of fuel, and type of. . .[more]

New Meters Will Help Us Serve You Better

Message From CEO Steve Marlow Over the next 15 months, East-Central Iowa REC will be installing new advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology to increase the efficiency and reliability of our electric system. Improving the efficiency of operations and electricity delivery will help us. . .[more]

Electric Cooperatives Preparing for Hurricane Irma

Update from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Associations (NRECA) Our thoughts and prayers are with those in the Southeast who are in Irma’s path. Given the potentially catastrophic nature of the category 5 storm, electric cooperatives are bracing for extended outages for system. . .[more]

Three New Line Apprentices Join ECI REC

East-Central Iowa REC added three new apprentice line workers to its Operations Department this summer. Braxton Clubb, Shawn Kelly, and Bryce Burroughs, who are working from Vinton, all obtained their Powerline Tech degrees from Northwest Iowa Community College. They are busy assisting and training. . .[more]

Get Summer Savings With Your Co-op Connections Card

Summer is here! Are you planning on going to your area's county fair, or on another summer adventure? Don’t forget to log onto www.connections.coop and discover national and local discounts available through your Co-Op Connections card! From dining and clothing to car repair and home. . .[more]

Paying for a System That Works Around the Clock

Message From CEO Steve Marlow East Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative has been around for a long time—80 years to be exact. We’ve witnessed the many ways electricity has transformed the communities we serve and our rural landscape. Before electricity, today’s household. . .[more]

Iowa Teens Travel to Washington, D.C., for 2017 Youth Tour

From June 9-15, 38 high school students representing Iowa’s not-for-profit electric cooperatives traveled to Washington, D.C., joining more than 1,800 other students from around the nation for the 2017 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour. For more than 50 years, the Youth Tour has been giving. . .[more]

Annual Meeting of the Members Recap

The 22nd Annual Meeting of the Members of East-Central Iowa REC was held on Thursday, June 15, and it was well attended. This year, we were honored to welcome guest speaker Mary McLaury, the former COO of Touchstone Energy® Cooperative. She spoke about the meaning behind the cooperative. . .[more]

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