Founded August 2, 1940, by 444 of the area’s fishermen and farmers, Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative is headquartered near the coastal eastern North Carolina town of Newport and provides power to a variety of consumers, from families who have lived in the area for generations to retirees; from troops and their families at two nearby military bases to summer visitors who enjoy vacationing in the area.
CCEC serves 42,000-plus meters in Carteret, Craven, Jones and Onslow counties, with an average density of 16.5 meters per mile of line, including roughly 63 miles of transmission line, 1,205 miles of overhead line and 1,188 miles of underground line. The cooperative’s membership is made up primarily of residential and small businesses. The area is comprised of relatively small towns and cities – the city of Havelock, home to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, has the largest population at roughly 21,130.
CCEC is one of 26 not-for-profit electric cooperative utilities in North Carolina and more than 900 nationwide. The cooperative is part of Touchstone Energy, a nationwide family of co-ops exhibiting the core values of integrity, accountability, innovation and commitment to community.
The cooperative way of doing business is not about making money, but about serving its members. We are guided by core values established when the cooperative movement began in the early days of electrification. We are owned and controlled by you, the members; there are no outside investors.
Office Locations
1300 Highway 24, Newport, NC
450 McCotter Boulevard, Havelock, NC