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9/26/2011
Sunday Outage

STE GENEVIEVE - Perry County was hit hard yesterday afternoon with heavy rains and severe lightning.... click for more

8/19/2011
Costly EPA Regulations Hurt Families

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Speaking with a cross-section of Missouri's agriculture community, Missouri Fa... click for more

6/7/2011
Scholarship Winners Announced

Citizens Electric Corporation (CEC) announced the names of seven graduating seniors who will receive... click for more

6/1/2011
CEC closing Altenburg business office

Service Department will remain openSte. Genevieve, MO - July 29, 2011 is the last day Customer Servi... click for more

4/21/2011
Morning update April 21

Less than 400 Citizens Electric members remain without power this morning, primarily in the followin... click for more

4/20/2011
7 a.m. outage update

Just over 1,300 Citizens Electric members were still without power at 6:30 this morning following th... click for more

4/20/2011
12 Noon Outage Update

At this hour, approximately 1,000 Citizens Electric meters are still without power following the wid... click for more

4/20/2011
Evening Update

Citizens Electric Corporation (CEC) made good progress in restoring electric service to its members ... click for more

2/2/2011
Winter storm update

Ste. Genevieve, MO - Accumulation of ice on power lines and trees and high winds caused approximatel... click for more

2/1/2011
Know how to weather the storm

As the calendar rolled over into February, Citizens Electric and its crews braced for what is being ... click for more

1/31/2011
CEC preparing for winter storm

Ste. Genevieve, MO - Citizens Electric Corporation's (CEC) personnel are preparing to tackle the eff... click for more

1/4/2011
CEC Reports Copper Thefts

Early yesterday, CEC personnel at the Perryville Service Center discovered that one or more thieves ... click for more

1/3/2011
CEC announces Annual Meeting topics

Although the Corporation's Annual Meeting is more than four months away, Citizens Electric Corporati... click for more

7/1/2010
Energy Efficiency Grants Announced

In mid-February 2010, CEC's power supplier, Wabash Valley Power Association (WVPA) launched an Energ... click for more

4/23/2010
Annual Meeting results

Citizens Electric Corporation (CEC) held its 62rd Annual Shareholders Meeting on April 22, 2010 at t... click for more

1/13/2010
Audit and Rebate Program Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION:10:00 p.m., Jan. 13, 2010 Barbara Casper, Member Services... click for more

12/9/2009
8:00 a.m. Outage update

More than 1,000 CEC members are without power this morning due to high winds. Most of the outages ar... click for more

12/9/2009
10:30 Outage update

Just over 200 CEC members remain without power this morning due to high winds. Most of the outages a... click for more

9/18/2009
Outage in Ste Genevieve County

All of the City of Ste. Genevieve and the surrounding area lost power last night when an insulation ... click for more

9/4/2009
Robinson to Lead CEC as CEO

Ste. Genevieve, MO - Van Robinson has been named Citizens Electric Corporation's next Chief Executiv... click for more

8/21/2009
Avoid energy efficiency scams

Don't fall for energy-efficiency scamsBy Steve Oden Today, energy efficiency is on the minds of mill... click for more

5/15/2009
9:30 a.m., May 15, 2009

Beginning at noon today, a planned outage will take place affecting approximately 630 electric servi... click for more

5/14/2009
8:30 a.m., May 14, 2009

Despite additional outages throughout Citizens' service territory Wednesday and early this morning, ... click for more

5/13/2009
9:00 a.m., May13, 2009

Citizens Electric personnel, contracted tree crews and out-of-town linemen worked until late last n... click for more

5/12/2009
Morning Update May 12

Citizens Electric personnel and out-of-town linemen and right-of-way crews are making good progress ... click for more

5/12/2009
Noon Update

Citizens Electric personnel and out-of-town linemen and right-of-way crews are making good progress ... click for more

5/11/2009
Outage Update 1 pm 5/11

Citizens Electric personnel as well as 95 out-of-town linemen and tree trimmers are working 16-hour ... click for more

5/10/2009
Outage Update

Citizens Electric has reached the half-way point in restoring power following the storms that hit so... click for more

5/10/2009
Outage Update 9 pm 5/10

Citizens Electric line personnel and outside resources restored more than 1,000 services today, maki... click for more

5/6/2009
Citizens’ CEO Accepts Position at G&T

Ste. Genevieve, MO - Citizens Electric's CEO Anthony "Tony" Campbell will assume the posit... click for more

4/27/2009
CEC stance on re-regulation

The following letter was given to Missouri State Senators Kevin Engler and Jason Crowell, as well as... click for more

3/4/2009
State Representative sponsors bill to put Citizens Electric under PSC.

A State Representative from St. Louis has sponsored a House Bill on behalf of Mississippi Lime Compa... click for more

2/25/2009
POSITION PAPER OF CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORPORATION

February 2009HISTORYCitizens Electric Corporation (CEC) was originally organized in 1941 under Chapt... click for more

2/11/2009
Report released regarding Holcim/CEC dispute

On February 4, 2009, the House Interim Committee on Electric Service Territories and Economic Develo... click for more

4/1/2008
Residential Rate Increase

Citizens Electric increased the residential rate effective with bills printed on or after April 1, 2... click for more

3/4/2008
8 a.m. Storms Outage Update

Approximately 900 Citizens Electric customers are without power this morning as a result of ice-coat... click for more

3/4/2008
4 p.m. Outage Update

Only 15 Citizens Electric customers remain without power this afternoon as a result of ice-coated tr... click for more

2/15/2008
Status on Current Outages

Approximately 140 Citizens Electric members remain without power this morning, as crews continue to ... click for more

2/14/2008
Outage Update

Less than 200 Citizens Electric members remain without power this evening, as crews continue to batt... click for more

2/14/2008
Outage update

Less than 200 Citizens Electric members remain without power this evening, as crews continue to batt... click for more

2/13/2008
Outage Update

Over 1,000 Citizens Electric members remain without power this morning after an ice storm swept thro... click for more

2/13/2008
Outage Update

Currently, there are approximately 1,200 Citizens Electric members without power. By the end of the ... click for more

2/12/2008
1:25 p.m. Ice Storm Update

As of 12:00 p.m. today, more than 2,600 Citizens Electric members in and south of Fruitland remain w... click for more

2/12/2008
Ice Storm

On Monday, February 11, approximately 3" of sleet, freezing rain coated lines and trees creatin... click for more

1/30/2008
Barn roof rips through power lines

As reported yesterday, strong winds that swept through the area in the afternoon caused scattered ou... click for more

1/29/2008
High winds cause outages

High winds that blasted through Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties earlier this afternoon left a tota... click for more

1/24/2008
Wabash Valley Power Acquires $123 Million Generating Station

Earlier this week, it was announced that Wabash Valley Power Association (WVPA) purchased Wabash Riv... click for more

1/8/2008
Business and non-residential rates increase

Non-residential bills that were produced after December 31, 2007, reflect new rates that were approv... click for more

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