Media Releases

October 10, 2019 - Earlier this week, Executive Vice President and CEO, Dennie Hamilton announced that he will retire from LCEC at the end of November after leading the not-for-profit electric cooperative since 2007. “Dennie played a vital part in leading the LCEC...

October 8, 2019 – When traumatic situations happen, instincts often tell us to flee. Fleeing a car that has been involved with power lines is not just dangerous, it is life-threatening. Knowing the following information could save your life or the life of a loved one:...

October 8, 2019 – LCEC announced that it will provide the Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida with a $2,000 environmental funding award to help support the creation of Pathways to Environmental Stewardship, an initiative of the Pathways to Opportunity program....

October 7, 2019 – LCEC announced that it will provide Monofilament Busters with a $1,020 environmental funding award to fund the creation and printing of Clear your Gear car stickers. The Clear your Gear program was created in 2013 by the Monofilament Busters group to...

October 4, 2019 – LCEC announced that it will provide the Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife with a $1,000 environmental funding award to help support The Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Festival. The festival celebrates and educates the public about Cape Coral’s wildlife and...

October 3, 2019 – LCEC announced that it will provide the J.N. Ding Darling Wildlife Society with a $2,754 environmental funding award to support their second-annual Merit Badge University for local Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts. At this day-long event, scouts will be...

September 30, 2019 – LCEC announced that it will provide the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) with a $2,040 environmental funding award to support Mind Your Line. Mind Your Line is a collaborative effort among conservation organizations to reduce the...

September 25, 2019 - LCEC announced that it will provide the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) with a $2,600 environmental funding award to support the 2020 Conservation Speaker Series. Speakers will educate participants with information on how to...

September 24, 2019 - LCEC announced that it will provide ArtFest Fort Myers with a $3,500 environmental funding award to support ‘We Are Overflowing’. ArtFest Fort Myers introduced ‘We Are Flowing’ in 2019 to spread awareness of upcycling. The program exhibits art...

September 24, 2019 - LCEC announced that it will provide the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum with a $4,170 environmental funding award to help install the museum’s new “Impact Wall”. The Impact Wall will be located in the newly renovated aquarium featuring...