October is National Co-op Month — a time to celebrate what makes co-ops unique. Because we’re a co-op, we operate a little differently than other utilities.

Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative’s decisions are made locally, by directors who also live right here in our community. Everyone who pays to receive electricity from the co-op is a member. When you pay your electric bill each month, your money stays here — to pay for the electricity used, or to make improvements to our local system to strengthen service reliability. The money you pay the co-op doesn’t line the pockets of shareholders five states away. We’re a co-op, and we exist to provide a service to you, our local members.

You may notice that throughout the year, we schedule opportunities to engage with you, like our annual meeting. You can also find us at festivals and community events providing electrical safety information and allowing members to take a closer look at the equipment we use each day. Our success lies in your satisfaction, which is why we offer these opportunities to engage and listen to what you have to say.

Because you’re part of an electric cooperative, you can count on our team to maintain local jobs, at-cost electricity and first-class service, no matter what the economy — and supply chain issues — throw at us. CCEC is striving to keep our costs as low as possible so we can keep more money in your pocket. We want to help you maximize the value you can get from our services and programs. 

If you haven’t already, take a moment and download our app, PowerPay24. Through the app, you can conveniently monitor your energy use and pay your bill. And, of course, we’re here to help, so give us a call if you have questions about your bills.

If you want to receive important information from CCEC, such as power restoration updates, sign up for our text message notifications by texting “CCEMC” to 1.800.682.2217. You can also stay in the know by following the co-op on social media.

Please know that you — the members of Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative are at the heart of everything we do. Co-ops adhere to seven guiding cooperative principles that reflect core values of honesty, transparency, equity, inclusiveness and service. We exist to serve you and provide the quality, reliable, friendly service you expect and deserve. 

While we’ve grown over the years, we’re still driven by the same guiding principles to serve our community. CCEC was founded in 1940 by members for members.  We hope to see or hear from you soon. The power is in your hands.