Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative recently awarded Classroom Empowerment Grants to educators’ classrooms at 7 local schools. This year’s winners are Anna-Jonesboro Community High School (Grace Darmour-Paul), Goreville Unit School #1 (Melissa Darnell), Davie School (Cheryl Ligon), Lick Creed CCSD #16 (Adrienne Trainor), Cairo High School (Ryan O’Shea), Cobden Jr./Sr. High School (Ashley Taylor) and Lincoln […]
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2018-19 Classroom Empowerment Grants
Posted October 15, 2018
Does your school or classroom need new materials? Can your students benefit from new programs and educational resources? Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative is offering our grant program for our local private and public K-12 teachers and administrators. Seven grants of $500 will be provided for innovative, unfunded projects or materials. Qualifying projects are those that […]
25th Year Anniversary
Posted July 30, 2018
Congratulations to Leslie Harvel & Mike Logeman on 25 years of dedicated service to the Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative membership!
Office Closing
Posted July 30, 2018
We will close at 3:00 PM on Thursday, August 2, 2018 for the 79th Annual Meeting of Members.
SIEC Board of Directors Selects New Executive Vice President & General Manager
Posted March 19, 2018
During its February meeting, the board of directors of Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative (SIEC) named David Johnston as Executive Vice President & General Manager. Johnston will assume the responsibilities of the position on July 17, when his predecessor and current Executive Vice President/General Manager Chris Bennett retires after 26 years of service. Johnston has […]
New Employee
Posted March 19, 2018
Please join us in welcoming Kyle McDaniel to our cooperative family. Kyle began working as the Building & Grounds Maintenance Coordinator on February 26th.
Time to Upgrade to the Latest Version of Your Web Browser
Posted March 19, 2018
We’ve increased our encryption security for our SmartHub web and mobile solution because we want to make sure SmartHub solutions are as secure as possible. What does this mean for you? To continue using SmartHub, you will need to be on the latest version of your preferred web browser. Without an updated browser, you will […]
Notice of Rate Increase
Posted April 25, 2018
The staff and Board of SIEC have been working on adjusting our rates for the last several months and at the March 2018 board meeting, the Board adopted a rate increase, effective April 1, 2018 (which will begin with electric bills due in May 2018), that will raise our overall revenue from members approximately 6%. […]
Holiday Hours
Posted December 22, 2017
Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative will be closed for business on Monday, December 25, 2017 in observance of Christmas and Monday, January 1, 2018 in observance of New Year’s Day.
Keep Holidays Bright and Safe with Electrical Awareness
Posted December 5, 2017
The bright, festive holiday season can also be a time of potential hazards, injuries and even death. No not from a fracas at the mall over the last holiday necktie, but from electrical holiday decorations. Those beautiful Christmas trees, holiday lights, and festive ornaments take a significant toll annually by contributing to fires, electrical burns […]
