Citizens Electric at a Glance
Citizens Electric is a not-for-profit corporation operating as an electric cooperative, which means its customers are member/owners. They build equity (capital credits) in the corporation through their patronage. Capital credits are allocated to members whenever revenues exceed operating expenses. Capital credits are refunded at the discretion of the board according to the corporation's financial condition.
Ten members are elected to serve on the Board of Directors in order to govern the corporation.
Citizens Electric's By-Laws(as amended by the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority at Article XI of the By-Laws)
Year-to-Date Statistical Information as of 4/30/13
- Number of Employees – 78
- Residential Members – 24,013
- Avg. Residential kWh Usage – 4,413
- Commercial & Industrial Members – 2,437
- Public and other sales – 291
- Total Number of Members – 26,731
- Counties served – All of Ste. Genevieve and Perry and part of St. Francois and Cape Girardeau counties
- Substations – 46
- Transmission Lines (34.5 kV & 69 kV) – 250 miles
- Overhead Distribution – 2,732 miles
- Underground Distribution – 145 miles
- Total Miles of Energized Line (transmission & distribution) – 3,127
- Total energy sold to members year-to-date – 512,053,064 kWh
- Power Supplier – Wabash Valley Power Association
- Summer Peak (August 2010) – 277,517 kW
- Winter Peak (February 2011) – 247,665 kW