Recent News Releases

• EREC celebrates The International Year of Cooperatives in 2012
  
  Henry Ford said, “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” As we celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives, we highlight the importance of cooperation among cooperatives and how Escambia River Electric Cooperative embodies this principle. More »
• Apply Now For The Herman D. Johnson Scholarship Awards
  
  This April, EREC will award scholarships to graduating seniors in Escambia County and Santa Rosa County whose parent or guardian is a member of the cooperative. A total of two scholarships, one in each county, of $4,000 per student will be offered. The students must show proof of enrollment and maintain a GPA of 2.5 to continue to receive the funds each year. More »
• EREC Member Account Numbers have Changed!
  
  Effective December 12, all Escambia River Electric Cooperative members’ account numbers changed to include a three-digit “separator” at the end (instead of the previous two-digit: “separator”). Your new account number now contains a 0 before the last two digits. For example, if your current account number is 12345-01, your upgraded account number would be 12345-001. More »
• Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs)
  
  What do wallboard, bricks and roadbeds have in common? These – and many other products – are made in part by recycling coal combustion residuals, or CCRs for short. But, if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues on its regulatory track, the formula may change drastically. More »