Citizens Electric at a Glance

Citizens Electric is a not-for-profit corporation operating as a cooperative. That means customers are member/owners, and they build equity (capital credits) in the corporation through their patronage. Capital Credits are allocated to members whenever revenues exceed operating expenses. Capital Credits are refunded at the discretion of the board according to the corporation's financial condition.

Ten members are elected to serve on the Board of Directors in order to govern the corporation.

For a copy of the corporation’s by-laws

Year to Date Statistical Information as of 9/30/08

• Number of Employees – 90
• Residential Customers – 24,146
• Avg. Residential kWh Usage – 1,073
• Commercial & Industrial – 2,450
• Public and other sales – 320
• Total Number of Customers – 26,916
• Counties served – All of Ste. Genevieve and Perry and part of St. Francois and Cape Girardeau counties
• Substations – 43
• Transmission Lines (34.5 kV & 69 kV) – 264 miles
• Overhead Distribution – 2,724 miles
• Underground Distribution – 134 miles
• Total Miles of Energized Line (transmission & distribution) – 3,122
• Total energy sold to customers year-to-date – 1,009,686,612 kWh
• Power Supplier – Wabash Valley Power Association
• Summer Peak (Aug. 2007) – 227,330 kW
• Winter Peak (Jan. 2007) – 207,724 kW