CEC History
Choctaw Electric Cooperative, Inc (CEC) was incorporated June 8, 1940, after a small group of rural Choctaw County residents gathered in Hugo, Oklahoma in May of the same year to discuss rural electrification. The group was compelled to come together following the creation of Rural Electrification Administration (REA) just a few years earlier by the federal government. REA opened the door for newly formed cooperatives to bring electricity to areas overlooked by for-profit electric companies. Once CEC was officially incorporated, the founders set out to find enough applicants who wanted electric service to warrant a federal loan for the initial electrification project. On November 10, 1941, electricity began flowing for the first time to CEC customers.
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Provide reliable, safe and affordable energy services to the members we serve.
Vision Statement
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
To focus on improvement in all areas with emphasis on the following: service, reliability, costs, culture and safety.
Miles of line
Choctaw Electric Cooperative now maintains approximately 3,701 miles of line serving Choctaw, Pushmataha, McCurtain, Bryan, Leflore, and Atoka Counties and has over 20,818 meters on line.
Current News
In addition, the cooperative now provides its customers with a variety of extended services and regularly publishes a newsletter, “Inside Your Co-op" for the purpose of updating members on co-op issues.