Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – On May 9, 2023, DEMCO honored twelve high school students for completing the Youth Cooperative Ambassador Program. All students attended the banquet in their honor, and each received an award to commemorate their accomplishment.
The Class of 2023 YCAP student ambassadors are Amiyah Chaney, Central... read more
Greenwell Springs, LA – At DEMCO’s 2023 annual membership meeting held Saturday, May 13, fifty scholarships were awarded to co-op members totaling $125,000. DEMCO received 224 applications for this year’s random drawing from members in its seven-parish service area: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, and West Feliciana.
“The DEMCO... read more
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – On Wednesday March 14, at a banquet hosted by DEMCO, twelve eleventh grade students competed as semi-finalists in the 46th annual DEMCO essay contest, and six students were announced as winners.
Winners of the contest are Julia Hebert and Maggie Tullier from Central High School, Lillie Lynch from West Feliciana High School, and Julia Blanchard, Eni... read more
DEMCO announced today that all thirteen DEMCO directors have completed or renewed director certifications through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). All have obtained the hallmark of Director Gold Certification.
“This speaks volumes of their commitment to the co-op and its members,” says Randy Pierce, CEO, and general manager. “Only nine of the nine-hundred... read more
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – Today DEMCO announced its selection of five students to participate in its Youth Cooperative Ambassador Program, an all-expense-paid leadership and educational program for 9th and 10th-grade DEMCO member-students.
The Class of 2023 YCAP student ambassadors are Amiyah Chaney, Central High School; Amari... read more
Greenwell Springs, LA – A wintry mix of below-freezing temperatures and wind gusts is expected across DEMCO service areas and may result in outages.
“Our crews are ready and prepared to restore power if outages occur,” said Randy Pierce, general manager and chief executive officer of DEMCO. “Lingering wind gusts can cause restoration delays since crews must wait until winds are below... read more
Greenwell Springs, LA – DEMCO alerts members to prepare for severe weather that may result in outages across DEMCO service areas. A high threat of damaging winds and tornados is forecasted.
DEMCO crews are ready to respond when it is safe to do so. Please be advised that storm debris can hide downed power lines and be extra... read more
Four Students Will Win an All-Expense Paid Trip to the National Rural Electric Youth Tour, Washington D.C.
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – The annual DEMCO essay contest is underway for high school juniors in DEMCO’s seven-parish service areas: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, and West Feliciana.
Students must submit an original... read more
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – Today DEMCO received unanimous Louisiana Public Service Commission approval of its new wholesale power contracts with NextEra Energy Marketing and Amite Solar, to go into effect on April 1, 2024. DEMCO’s current ten-year wholesale power supply agreement with CLECO Power expires on March 31, 2024.
DEMCO followed all Commission rules and conducted a... read more
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – DEMCO invites 9th and 10th grade DEMCO member-students to apply for the class of 2023, Youth Cooperative Ambassador Program (YCAP). Students will be selected to participate from the seven parishes served by DEMCO: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, and West Feliciana.
... read moreGreenwell Springs, Louisiana – The DEMCO Board of Directors has announced it is initiating a dispute with its wholesale power supplier, CLECO Power, over fuel cost charges related to the Dolet Hills Power Station, a lignite plant located in Mansfield, LA. The dispute is based on an extensive audit performed by DEMCO to determine whether certain fuel charges in 2019,... read more
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – DEMCO CEO and General Manager Randy Pierce emailed DEMCO members today to share excerpts from an article by the National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, that called attention to the U.S. Energy Information Administration summer forecast of residential electricity prices.
Dear Member,
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Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – DEMCO CEO & General Manager Randy Pierce emailed DEMCO members earlier today with information and preparedness tips for hurricane season, as well as the continuing high cost of wholesale power, which accounts for 65 to 70 percent of their DEMCO bill.
2022 Hurricane Season, June 1 – November 30
It's the beginning of... read more
Greenwell Springs, LA – At the 2022 annual meeting on Saturday, May 14, DEMCO announced $55,000 in scholarship funding for the 2022/2023 academic year. Twenty-two DEMCO-member eligible students were randomly selected from a pool of 247 applicants for this year’s random drawing from our seven-parish service area: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa,... read more
Greenwell Springs, LA – DEMCO alerts members to prepare for severe weather that may result in outages across DEMCO service areas. According to the National Weather Service New Orleans, there is a high threat of damaging winds and tornados predicted 7 a.m. Wednesday through 7 a.m. Thursday.
DEMCO crews are ready to respond when it... read more
Greenwell Springs, LA – A severe weather system with strong gusty winds greater than 60 mph are possible and will likely result in outages across DEMCO service areas. Crews are ready to respond when it is safe to do so. Please be advised that storm debris can hide downed power lines and be extra cautious! Any dangling line or lines on the ground can be deadly. Crews... read more
Greenwell Springs, LA – A wintry mix of precipitation and below-freezing temperatures is expected across DEMCO service areas and may result in outages.
“Whenever below-freezing temperatures and rain are forecasted,... read more
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – DEMCO announced their selection of seven students to participate in its
Youth Cooperative Ambassador Program (YCAP), class of 2022. YCAP is an all-expense-paid leadership and
educational program for 9th and 10th grade DEMCO member-students.
“We received many outstanding applications from students in our seven-parish service area, and the... read more
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – DEMCO launched a funding partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) today in St. Helena Parish with administrative partner and local affiliate Volunteers of America. First Lady Donna Edwards welcomed children and caregivers gathered at the Dennis Mills Early Learning Center.
... read moreGreenwell Springs, Louisiana – DEMCO CEO & General Manager Randy Pierce recently addressed
challenges that have affected DEMCO members over the past several months.
“First, wholesale power costs for DEMCO rose 60 percent beginning this past summer,” Pierce said. “One
reason for this increase is DEMCO spread the costs of Winter Storm Uri over a year to prevent a shocking... read more
