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2012 Electric Rate Increase

For the first time since 2009, SIEC must increase its electric rates by an average of 9.22 percent. The rate increase goes into effect for members' usage in February, and will be seen on bills due in March. Read more about why the increase is necessary and what members can do to help ease its impact, by clicking here.

Click on Module 2 in the upper right corner of this section to read about two important changes on members' electric bills in 2012.

Two Important Changes on Your Electric Bill (Not Additions)

(1) "Customer Charge" terminology has been changed to read "Facility Charge"

(2) New line item called an Environmental/Regulatory Compliance Charge

Read details about these changes by clicking here...

Would you like to be a lineworker? Illinois Electric Co-ops grant scholarships to attend lineworker's school.

Click here for a scholarship application, brochure and rules Deadline is April 30, 2012

Classroom Empowerment Grants

Attention Local Schools and Teachers!
Apply for your 2011/2012 Touchstone Energy
Classroom Empowerment Grants

Does your school or classroom need new materials? Can your students benefit from new programs and educational resources? We thought so.

Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative is once again coordinating this grant program with Touchstone Energy for our local public and private K-12 teachers and administrators. Six grants of $500 will be provided for innovative, unfunded projects or materials. Qualifying projects are those that improve the learning environment or increase educational resources for the school.

Grant applications are due at SIEC by November 4, 2011. Grant awards will be announced on December 9, 2011. An objective panel of judges will determine which projects will be awarded the $500 grants. For a grant application and guidelines, please click on the links below or contact Jerri Schaefer at 1-800-762-1400. It only takes a few minutes to apply.

Click here to download Grant Details.

Click here to download Grant Application.

Last year, Metropolis Elementary received one of the SIEC/Touchstone Energy Classroom Empowerment Grants. Ms. Arista Faughn-Hicks and Ms. Ashley Gentry's project was titled: Electricity and Magnetism. SIEC Journeyman Linemen Robin Ramage & Dale Guetersloh delivered the $500 check to the teachers.