Community

A community is all about sharing, participation and

(L-R) Paul Fitterer, business manager; Shari Vetter, billing coordinator; Laurie Rogstad, accounting clerk; Michelle Colton, secretary/billing clerk, and Josh Schaffner, member services assistant.

fellowship—all traits that are also used to describe a cooperative. Likewise, the principles of Capital Electric Cooperative (CEC) embody the meaning of “Community”. Our organization came into existence because a group of local individuals shared a common need to receive electricity when no existing company was willing to provide electric service to them. These indviduals worked together to establish our Capital Electric Cooperative.

As a cooperative, we are owned by those that we serve—our member-owners. Our board of directors is made up of people that live and work in our community, having been elected by the members of the cooperative themselves—not an unknown stockholder in another part of the country. Furthermore, because each member is also an owner, each and every member has the right to vote on directors and By-Law changes and have their voice heard at the annual meeting.

CEC strives to be an active participant in the area it serves in. We encourage our employees, directors, and members to take an active role in our community. The cooperative sponsors many programs and services to better our community, including Operation Roundup, Scholarship and Youth Tour sponsorships, and ERC Loans. Furthermore, CEC has returned millions of dollars back to the local community by paying back margins to our members in the form of Capital Credits. Most importantly, CEC provides reliable energy to your home. You can rest assured you and your family will have reliable power for years to come.