Craighead Electric Cooperative Builds Solar Array in Brookland, AR
Craighead Electric Cooperative partnered with Today’s Power, Inc. (TPI) and the City of Brookland to build a 1-megawatt solar array in Brookland, AR.
Craighead Electric employees donate to local charitable groups
In 2018, the Co-Op Cares campaign was launched as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It is an employee-sponsored community fund with the mission to support various local charitable organizations. It does not receive any funding from Craighead Electric or its members. Employee contribution is voluntary, but Co-Op Cares currently benefits from over 90% employee participation.
CECC Announces Broadband Internet Service
This planned communications network, together with our existing infrastructure, puts Craighead Electric in a unique position to provide a service that our members have long been asking for, broadband internet.
Operation Razorback 2018
Linemen return from Guatemala
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas linemen, including Terry Harkey with Craighead Electric of Jonesboro, recently completed a mission to electrify two remote Guatemalan villages near the Mexican border, resulting in approximately 105 villagers having electricity for the first time.
Space heater DOs
Space heater safety tips
Space heaters are a convenient way to warm up specific rooms in your home without having to crank up the thermostat, but using a space heater doesn’t come without risk! Use these tips to keep your home safe.
Reduce your thermostat's temperature to 68
degrees fahrenheit during winter months.
Fighting the winter chills
Frigid temperatures can cause heating systems to work over time, and since heating and cooling can make up nearly half of your electric bill, you may experience sticker shock when you open that bill. Instead of waiting until after a potentially high bill is in your mailbox, be proactive.
2017 CECC crew photo
Craighead Electric Celebrates 80 Years of Service
Craighead Electric Cooperative was incorporated on August 13th, 1937, the second electric cooperative in Arkansas to do so under the Rural Electrification Act signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In the 80 years that have passed, the co-op has grown by leaps and bounds.
Shannon Strope (foreground left) and the rest of the crew pose after a hard days work.
Arkansas Linemen Electrify Bolivian Villages
Thirteen Arkansas Electric Cooperative linemen have returned from rural Bolivia where they set off to bring power to three remote villages.
Third-Party Payment Vendors
Members who elect to use third-party payment vendors to pay their electric bill may encounter unexpected problems from using these services.
Space heater cost to operate
The cost of an electric space heater will vary based on the type of heater you are using, the size of the room you are heating and the amount of time the heater is running.