General news

SPRINGFIELD, MO – Associated Electric Cooperative CEO and General Manager David Tudor announced changes to the executive team due to the retirement of Ken Wilmot, senior vice president and chief operations officer, at the end of the year. Scott Thompson will transition from his current role as senior vice president and chief risk officer to senior vice president and chief oper ...

SPRINGFIELD, MO -- Associated Electric Cooperative was recently recognized as one of America’s most trustworthy companies, according to a recent survey ranking from Newsweek and market research partner Statista. Associated was ranked No. 5 in Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America in 2023 in the Energy & Utilities category. The second-annual survey reviewed a poo ...

Both parties agree to work together to examine NuScale’s advanced technology as a reliable, clean-energy solution for the U.S.-based electric cooperative Editor's note: NuScale posted the following news release to its website May 18, 2022. PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NuScale Power LLC (“NuScale”) and Associated Electric Cooperative (”Associated”) signed a Memo ...

Associated Electric Cooperative has earned certification as a Great Place to Work based on employee responses to a 2021 engagement survey, which resulted in an 83% average favorable response. The Great Place to Work survey enables organizations to measure engagement and trust results by departments, divisions and work locations. Associated leaders will use the survey data to i ...

A new Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study of the impacts of increasing renewable energy levels in the Midwest reveals reliability concerns, energy price increases and price volatility as potential impacts. “As a member-owned, member-governed wholesale power generation cooperative, we are alarmed by a rush to renewables without technologies available today to ensu ...

Springfield, MO – The three-tiered system of cooperatives served by Associated Electric Cooperative has endured record-setting peak demand days brought on by extreme temperatures in its service area and a wide swath of the country. Associated was able to reliably serve its member load, not requiring any service interruptions, in part due to its diverse generation portfolio and ...

Associated Electric Cooperative has contracted to buy the wind energy from the Clear Creek Wind Farm, bringing its contracted wind energy nameplate capacity to 1,010 megawatts. Following is the news release on the Clear Creek farm issued May 18, 2020, by Tenaska. Wind Farm in Northwest Missouri Begins Commercial Operation Tenaska Clear Creek Energy Center Can Generate 242 MW ...

United Way of the Ozarks recently named Michele Bassett and Lynette Myers, who lead the fundraising efforts at Associated Electric Cooperative Inc., among its select “campaign managers of the year,” which are part of the nonprofit agency’s Pillar Awards. AECI has long been a United Way pacesetter company, and Bassett and Myers have led the annual giving campaign at Associated ...

Associated Electric Cooperative has a longstanding and specific plan designed to address pandemics like COVID-19 and has been working proactively to ensure it is prepared for any impacts of the global pandemic.  Associated continues to take appropriate measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, protect employees and safeguard the bulk electric system. No negative impac ...

Dell, Arkansas – Associated Electric Cooperative began self-operation of its Dell Power Plant Oct. 1, continuing the safe and efficient operation of the 580-megawatt natural gas power plant that is an important part of its resources to serve member cooperatives in three states.  Associated announced in May that it would end its operations and maintenance contract Sept. 30 with ...