Tag: Cullman Electric Cooperative

CULLMAN, Ala. - As temperatures creep lower, households can probably expect to see electricity prices creep higher. Energy usage often increases in the colder...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Last week, two Cullman County’s nonprofits were awarded generous checks totaling $20,000 from Cullman Electric Cooperative (CEC) and CoBank’s Sharing Success...

CULLMAN, Ala. – TheCullman Electric Cooperative (CEC) is teaming up with the Cullman County Department of Human Resources (DHR) to provide “birthday boxes” to...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Electric Cooperative’s Touch a Truck will take place Saturday, May 18, 2024, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Cullman County...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Electric Cooperative is set to host its annual Touch a Truck event on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m....

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Electric Cooperative is gearing up to host a Solar Eclipse Viewing Party on Monday, April 8, from noon-3:30 p.m., inviting...

CULLMAN, Ala. - In early February, Governor Kay Ivey awarded over $188 million in grants in a bid to help expand internet service provider’s...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Electric Cooperative together with the Tennessee Valley Authority are monitoring the extreme cold weather entering the region and its impact...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Brrr! Extreme cold temperatures are coming our way, which means your home will be working in overdrive to keep you and your...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Electric Cooperative has announced a planned outage on Monday, Dec. 11 starting at 10 p.m. The outage is expected...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday, Dec. 4, made a stop at the Cullman Electric Cooperative for a ceremonial groundbreaking to signify...

Updated Nov. 20, 2023, at 6:50 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. – As the fall storm season approaches, Cullman Electric Cooperative stands ready to tackle any challenges...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Despite a little morning drizzle, hundreds of members of the Cullman Electric Cooperative (CEC) assembled at Northbrook Baptist Church on Saturday,...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Nine grants, totaling $24.72 million, were awarded to broadband providers across the state to support projects in unserved or underserved areas...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) initiated Step 50 of its Emergency Load Curtailment Program and requested local power boards implement rolling...

CULLMAN, Ala. - West Elementary School is making it more fun than ever for students to get their hands on a good book, with...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Weather forecast models from the National Weather Service in Huntsville are calling for the possibility of severe weather in Cullman and...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The popular Oktoberfest Candlelight Walking Tour makes its return to Cullman on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. led by local...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The annual Cullman Electric Cooperative (EC) blood drive is Sept. 28, 2022, at the Cullman EC Main Office from 7a.m.-4 p.m. The...

CULLMAN, Ala.  – As automakers retool their factories to prepare for the age of transportation electrification, many travelers are going to be driving an...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The 86th annual meeting of Cullman Electric Cooperative (EC) is scheduled for Sept. 17, 2022, at Northbrook Baptist Church. For the...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Friends of the Public Libraries of Cullman County (TFPLCC) on Friday celebrated its one-year anniversary of encouraging children’s literacy through...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Energy used for cooling and heating your home makes up the largest portion of monthly energy bills, but there are several...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Touch A Truck, hosted by Cullman Electric Cooperative, took place at the Cullman County Fairgrounds Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Touch a Truck is a free event hosted by Cullman Electric Cooperative where businesses, local first responders and other organizations bring...

CULLMAN, Ala. - In the south, it’s commonly known that weather is never a guarantee from day to day, something that keeps crews at...

CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) is partnering with the Cullman Electric Cooperative to add a Power Lineman/Fiber Optic Training...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Over 1400 members in Cullman Electric Co-op’s service area were without power from about 8:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. due to...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Electric Cooperative’s Home Utility Gift (HUG) allows participants to help other’s by paying their Cullman EC bill. The HUG program...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The 85th Annual Meeting of Cullman Electric Cooperative is scheduled for Sept. 25, 2021, at Northbrook Church. This year’s business meeting...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded 18 grants to help bring Alabama motorists into the electric vehicle age.   The grants totaling more than...

 CULLMAN, Ala. – As residents prepare for yet another round of thunderstorms and high winds following Monday’s storms and Tuesday’s early morning flooding in...

CULLMAN, Ala. -  Cullman Electric Cooperative (EC) has scheduled an emergency planned power outage that will affect a portion of the co-op’s service area...

CULLMAN, Ala. – With the 10-year anniversary of the destructive April 27, 2011 tornadoes approaching, Cullman Electric Cooperative (CEC) hosted a meeting with local...

Updated 1-19-21 1:06 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - Seven months to the day after the Cullman Electric Cooperative announced Sprout Fiber Internet, the first customers were...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Construction is complete and Cullman Electric Cooperative’s 17th substation is now providing electricity to co-op members. The new Ryan Creek substation...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Sprout Fiber Internet service from the Cullman Electric Cooperative will soon be available in the Berlin area. Cullman Electric Cooperative Manager...

Updated 10-28-20 at 7:07 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - With yet another hurricane bearing down on Alabama’s coastline, and Gov. Kay Ivey declaring a State of...

  CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Electric Cooperative and the Tennessee Valley Authority have  scheduled a planned power outage that will impact a large portion of the co-op’s service  area in Winston County and parts of western Cullman County on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.    The outage is scheduled to begin Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at 6 a.m., and could last for up  to eight hours. All Cullman EC members served by the Addison and Helicon substations  will be without power during this time. Some of the communities and areas included in  this outage are Addison, Arley, Helicon, Sardis, Nesmith, Duncan Bridge, Houston, Piney  Grove, Corinth, Moreland, and a small section of Crane Hill including Sulpher Springs.    Members who will be affected by this planned power outage and have a current telephone  number listed on their Cullman EC account will receive a courtesy call this week, and an  additional reminder phone call prior to the event.    The outage is necessary for TVA to perform maintenance on its main transmission line  that delivers electricity to the Addison and Helicon substations. Cullman EC will use this  opportunity to perform maintenance inside the Addison substation as well.    Co-op staff has spent the past several weeks contacting local business and industrial  members that will be affected. TVA and Cullman EC apologize for any inconvenience  this outage may cause. 

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Electric Cooperative in June announced big news for its customers: the launch of Sprout Fiber Internet. So far, according...

CULLMAN, Ala. - In a year full of unique challenges, Cullman Electric Cooperative took on another new task Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, by hosting...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Electric Cooperative (CEC) has dispatched multiple crews south to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally. “We have eight linemen working...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Electric Cooperative Manager of Communications & External Affairs Brian Lacy on Tuesday said crews are ready to begin any necessary...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Mailing of registration cards and ballots for the 84th annual meeting of Cullman Electric Cooperative began being mailed to all co-op...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview was honored Friday morning after being named 2020 Alabama Rural Electric Association State Representative of the Year....

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has identified a preferred route for a new transmission line that would provide for growing electrical...

Updated 6-18-20 at 3:38 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Electric Cooperative on Thursday announced big news for its customers: the launch of Sprout Fiber...

CULLMAN, Ala. -  The Cullman Electric Cooperative recently named its annual scholarship winners. From the Cullman Electric Cooperative: “Each year, Cullman Electric Cooperative awards a...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Electric Cooperative is proud to announce it has partnered with the Tennessee Valley Authority to award a total of $30,000...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Effective Monday, March 16, 2020, the lobbies at both Cullman Electric Cooperative offices are closed to the public until further notice. As...

CULLMAN, Ala. - This week, Bill Strandlund, director of Grace Episcopal Church’s Grace Place ministry to victims of memory loss, placed fourth in the...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Electric Cooperative (CEC) held its 83rd annual meeting at Northbrook Baptist Church in Cullman Saturday morning. One of the highlights was...

CULLMAN, Ala. - “We understand everyone’s concern over the timing of this planned outage, especially with such high temperatures during the day,” Cullman Electric...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Cullman Electric Cooperative will take place Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 at Northbrook Baptist Church, starting...

CULLMAN, Ala. - To help support local agriculture and grow more connected to the local farming community, the Cullman Electric Cooperative partnered with the North...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Representatives from Logan, Trimble and Crane Hill Volunteer Fire Departments received a $7,000 donation from the Cullman Electric Cooperative Friday morning...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Thunderstorms made their way across north Alabama late Wednesday night and left several homes in Cullman and Winston County without power. According to...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Electric Cooperative lineman Jeff Osborn was honored for his community service as part of the state’s official Alabama Lineman Appreciation...

From the Cullman Electric Cooperative: NOTICE: Planned Power Outage: Thursday, May 2 from 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. between Center Hill and Walter. All areas...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Rural Electric Association (AREA) gave its 2019 Eminent Service Award to Grady Smith, longtime president and CEO of the...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Electric Cooperative (CEC) on Saturday assembled some heavy equipment at the Cullman County Fairgrounds for its Touch-A-Truck event. Vehicles...

ATTENTION CULLMAN ELECTRIC CO-OP MEMBERS IN HOLLY POND Cullman Electric Co-op members in Holly Pond will experience a short power outage starting at 10 p.m....

CULLMAN - Vandalism inside a Cullman Electric Cooperative substation on Friday caused thousands of dollars in damage and resulted in more than 3,000 co-op...

Retiring Cullman Electric Cooperative CEO Grady Smith, right, becomes emotional as he is told that the room in which his reception was held has...

The Cullman Electric Cooperative will host a free screening of the IMAX movie “Dream Big: Engineering Our World” on Thursday evening. / Dream Big CULLMAN...

Cullman EC crews left Tuesday morning to assist in the restoration efforts at Clay Electric Co-op, headquartered in Lake City, FL near Gainesville. Clay...

Cullman Electric Cooperative President and CEO, Grady Smith, right, addresses meeting attendees. / Nick Griffin CULLMAN - The Cullman Electric Cooperative held its 81st annual...

The injured lineman has been identified as Holden Beck, seen here with his family. / Courtesy of GoFundMe CULLMAN COUNTY - A lineman working for...

A staging area was set up on County Road 703 Tuesday afternoon after a lineman was severely injured in an electrical accident. / W.C....

People gathered on the lawn of the Cullman Electric Cooperative to view the historic eclipse. / Nick Griffin CULLMAN - The Cullman Electric Cooperative hosted...

CLICK HERE to see what the eclipse will look like in your zip code. (Time Magazine) CULLMAN - The day is finally here. The “Great...

CULLMAN - Registration cards and ballots for the board of trustees election have been mailed to all Cullman Electric Cooperative members in advance of...

CULLMAN - The Cullman Electric Cooperative says a planned power outage will affect members served by Bremen and Hanceville substations. “Cullman Electric Cooperative and the...

Kirk and Robbie Sue Vantrease CULLMAN - Kirk and Robbie Sue Vantrease of Cullman are among the nine featured cooks in the just released “Best...