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Kay Electric Energy Camp Winners Return From Camp

Each summer, more than 80 eighth graders from across the state gather at Canyon Camp near Hinton, Oklahoma, for Energy Camp. These students are chosen by their local rural electrical cooperatives to attend camp. The four-day experience – held May 27 – May 31 this year – is designed to teach leadership skills while...

Kay Electric Youth Contest Winners Announced

Kay Electric Cooperative’s annual eighth grade and junior youth contests wrapped up on the evening of February 22, 2024. This year, the students were required to complete an application process with junior finalists competing in an interview contest to determine final ranking. Thirty high school juniors competed for the opportunity to win a trip...

Kay Electric Announces Annual Student Essay Contest Is Now Open

Eighth graders and high school juniors apply by January 13!Each summer, several local students have the opportunity to participate in a life-changing experience, sponsored by Kay Electric.Kay Electric is giving two high school juniors the opportunity to win an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C., as part of the NRECA Youth Tour; two trips...

Kay Electric members to see higher than normal monthly bills in the coming months due to the market fuel generation costs

ATTENTION KAY ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS!!! With the high temperatures, high residential electric usage that goes along with the summer heat, limited fuel supply for electric generation and supply chain shortages, Kay Electric members will be seeing higher than normal monthly bills in the coming months due to the market fuel generation costs. We are doing...

Kay Electric made aware of scam

Kay Electric Cooperative's been made aware of a scam where some of their members receive a phone call from someone saying they are from the billing department and your electric will be disconnected in the next few minutes if it is not paid. Please be aware that KEC will not do this. If you receive...

Allegiant Utility Services to install new electric meters

The City of Ponca City has contracted with Allegiant Utility Services to install new electric meters on houses and businesses beginning Tuesday, August 17. The technicians will be driving vehicles with identification on the door stating that they are “Contractors Working for Ponca City Energy”. The technicians will wear badges identifying themselves with Ponca City...

Ponca City Energy takes first place at OMA Electric Safety Competition

The Oklahoma Municipal Alliance recently sent out a congratulations to Ponca City Energy who placed first at the OMA Annual Electric Safety Competition in Oklahoma in the category for cities with a population over 10,000.The crew delivered a perfect safety record for 2020. The utility’s personnel went the year without a reportable lost work...

Kay Electric warning of phone scam

Kay Electric Cooperative was notified that one of their sister cooperatives had a few calls from members about a phone scam going around, claiming that the cooperative will be disconnecting their power if they don’t pay within the next 30 minutes. Please know that is NOT how Co-ops do business. If you receive a...

Kay Electric Essay Contest Winners Announced

Kay Electric Cooperative’s annual essay contest wrapped up on the evening of March 1, 2021. This year’s topic was “What moment in American history do you wish you had been a part of and what would you have contributed?” Forty-eight area juniors wrote some impressive essays about America’s past while the top eight competed...

Boesch named new CEO of Kay Electric Cooperative

The Board of Directors for the Kay Electric Cooperative (KEC) in Blackwell, Oklahoma is pleased to announce Jason Boesch as the new CEO.Jason has replaced Tim Rodriguez who started his cooperative career in 1983 and served as CEO of Kay Electric for the past six years.In 1997, Boesch began his cooperative career at the...

Kay Electric warns customers of scam

Kay Electric Cooperative has received phone calls recently from concerned members stating that they received a phone call from their utility that threatened to disconnect their power if they did not pay immediately.This is a SCAM! KEC said in a Facebook post that the company does not and will not ever demand immediate payment...