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2005 news releases

Area residents invited to discuss local water issues Nov. 29

Local water supply issues regarding a proposed power plant will be the focus of a meeting hosted by Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. Nov. 29... Read full story

Released: 23 November 2005

AECI hosts meeting to address local water supply

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. will host a meeting Nov. 29 to address concerns and answer questions regarding water supply issues... Read full story

Released: 21 November 2005

Public meetings scheduled on proposed power plant

Upcoming meetings will be an opportunity for the public to provide input regarding Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.’s proposed power plant project... Read full story

Released: 10 August 2005

Public meetings scheduled on proposed power plant

Meetings in late August will be an opportunity for the public to provide input regarding Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.'s proposed power plant project... Read full story

Released: 13 July 2005

AECI employees mark years of service with co-op

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. recognized employees for their years of service during the wholesale power supplier's annual Excel employee recognition ceremony April 14 at its New Madrid Power Plant in southeast Missouri... Read full story

Released: 27 April 2005

AECI employees achieve service milestones

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. recognized employees for their years of service during the wholesale power supplier's annual employee Excel awards ceremony April 14 at its New Madrid Power Plant in southeast Missouri... Read full story

Released: 27 April 2005

AECI employees mark decades of service

At its Headquarters in Springfield, Purchasing Supervisor Dan A. Upp and Staff Assistant Angie D. Vire are celebrating 30 years with the cooperative, which is owned by and provides wholesale power to six regional and 51 local electric cooperative... Read full story

Released: 27 April 2005

AECI recognizes employees who excel

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. presented its prestigious Excel awards April 14 in a ceremony at its New Madrid Power Plant in southeast Missouri. Four employees from the Thomas Hill Energy Center - Dennie Gaines, Chuck Ashworth, Sharon Rustemeyer and Kent Dunwoody -- were nominated by their peers and selected to receive the awards, which recognize employees for their outstanding contributions to the cooperative and their communities... Read full story

Released: 27 April 2005

AECI recognizes Stump and Earnhart with Excel awards

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. presented its prestigious Distinguished Service Award April 14 to Dave Stump, director of the Human Resources Division for the wholesale power supplier based in Springfield. The award recognizes Stump's sustained, outstanding contributions to the cooperative during his 22 years of service... Read full story

Released: 27 April 2005

AECI recognizes employees who excel

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. presented its prestigious Excel awards April 14 in a ceremony at its New Madrid Power Plant in southeast Missouri. Two individual and two team awards were given to AECI employees at the New Madrid plant for their outstanding work in 2004. These employees were nominated by their peers for the Excel awards, which recognize the outstanding contributions employees make to the cooperative and their communities... Read full story

Released: 27 April 2005

AECI selects sites for new generating unit

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. is proceeding with plans to build a coal-based generating plant to meet members' growing energy needs. AECI's board of directors has announced Carroll County as the preferred site, along with Holt County as an alternate location... Read full story

Released: 1 April 2005

Positive working relations stand out for AECI retiree Gary Jeffords

Road trips and speeding tickets usually don't lead to long careers. But, for Gary Jeffords, the bad luck of an acquaintance turned into more than 21 years at Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.'s New Madrid Power Plant, located on the Mississippi River in southeast Missouri... Read full story

Released: 16 February 2005

Multiple perspectives afforded Len Hand a unique view of AECI

Longtime Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. employee Len Hand recently retired as inventory control supervisor. Hand began his career at AECI in 1974 as a temporary laborer at the cooperative's New Madrid Power Plant in southeast Missouri. He spent nearly nine years at the plant, before moving to AECI Headquarters in Springfield... Read full story

Released: 16 February 2005

AECI employee Roy Shaw recognized for quick thinking and action

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. recently named Roy Shaw 2004 Safety Person of the Year at New Madrid Power Plant, located in the St. Jude Industrial Park... Read full story

Released: 16 February 2005

Three longtime AECI employees retire

After accumulating more than 80 years of collective experience, Jesse Burton, Terry Ross and Tom Stuck recently retired from Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. Each employee spent his entire AECI career at Thomas Hill Energy Center near Moberly... Read full story

Released: 16 February 2005

'Turbine expert' Charlie Perkins retires from AECI

Few people know the workings of a power plant turbine from the inside out like Charlie Perkins, who watched construction of the first unit at the New Madrid Power Plant in 1972 and construction of the second in 1977... Read full story

Released: 8 February 2005