It was 85 years ago today that Central Electric Cooperative officially signed an incorporation notice.
The CEC got its start in 1937 after residents in Butler, Clarion, Armstrong, and Venango Counties got together with a vision to bring electricity to rural communities.
A group of five men worked to establish the cooperative and they officially signed the incorporation notice in Kittanning on this day in 1937.
It was originally called the Central Pennsylvania Rural Electric Cooperative Company, but they would soon change the name to Central Electric Cooperative in 1938.
The CEC has events planned for their 85th anniversary, which more information can be found at central.coop.
