Co-ops are staffed by people who live in the communities they serve. At least 115 families of co-op employees from DEMCO, SLECA, and WSTE incurred significant damage to their homes from Hurricane Ida. The Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives has established a fund to assist them with their recovery and help address their long-term issues. […]
In July, the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives (ALEC) held its annual meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ALEC had an impressive lineup of presentations and speakers throughout the multi-day event including NRECA CEO Jim Matheson, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner and Chairman Craig Greene, and U.S. House Editor and senior election analyst for The Cook Political […]
Every year the ALEC Awards and Safety banquet culminates with our recognition of our Louisiana electric cooperatives and their safety achievements. ALEC provides many services to our member cooperatives, but one of the most touted services we offer are our safety and training programs. Our cooperative employees work in a very dangerous environment everyday sometimes […]
On Monday, April 26, the members of the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives showed their appreciation to the Louisiana Legislature and elected officials by cooking their signature dishes for the Taste of Louisiana Cookout held at the Pentagon Barracks. “It was great to hosts our first major event since the pandemic shutdown over a year […]
BATON ROUGE (February 16, 2021) – Due to the increase in power usage caused by the colder than normal temperatures and strain on the electrical infrastructure, our grid and transmission operators are no longer able to meet the demand of the network of transmission lines, and as a result load shedding measures have become necessary […]
Louisiana electric cooperatives are asking consumer-members to reduce electricity usage Monday, February 15 from 5-9 p.m. Winter Storm Uri is causing extremely low temperatures in our service area. “Our transmission and grid operators are asking us to conserve electric demand usage due to the extremely cold temperatures,” said ALEC CEO Jeff Arnold. Ice and freezing […]
The Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives recently sent the following letter to The Honorable John Bel Edwards requesting consideration to include essential utility workers in Phase 1b for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Dear Governor Edwards: I am writing on behalf of the member-owned electric cooperatives of the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives (ALEC), our electric utility […]
Baton Rouge (February 3, 2021) – ALEC recently hired 2016 Youth Tour Alumni and Youth Leadership Council (YLC) Daniel Bischoff as a cooperative communicator intern. Daniel is a recent graduate of Louisiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication with a concentration in Digital Advertising. While enrolled at LSU, he was awarded a […]
Baton Rouge (December 22, 2020) – When Hurricane Laura made landfall on August 27, 2020, the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives (ALEC) sprang into action providing much needed aid to our member Louisiana electric cooperatives. Staff was divided up into task forces from coordinating mutual-aid efforts and contractors, running much needed supplies to devastated areas, […]
BATON ROUGE (October 2, 2020) – At their September 28 board meeting, the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives (ALEC) Board of Directors reviewed monetary donations received from electric cooperatives, cooperative employees, and our cooperative partners and vendors from over 24 states to the ALEC Hurricane Relief Fund. The ALEC board approved different levels of monetary […]
