2026 90th Annual Meeting
The 90th annual meeting of Cullman Electric Cooperative was held on Sept. 12, 2026, at Northbrook Church in Cullman. More than 750 members showed up to register at the meeting and received a $20 bill credit. An estimated crowd of more than 1,500 total guests enjoyed a beautiful morning with hot dogs and drinks served by the Meek High School Band Boosters, live music by the Avenue G Band, and electric vehicle showcase hosted by Drive Electric Alabama, a health fair hosted by Cullman Regional, a video game trailer and bounce houses for the younger members, plus co-op activties and giveaways.
Cullman Electric CEO Tim Culpepper addressed the challenges the co-op has faced over the past year including summer storms which brough more outages and the challenges of restoring power in our area as well as the past 90 years of the co-op.
"It has been a tough year for outages," Culpepper said. "We live in a beautiful area with lots of trees and hills and valleys, those same qualities make power restoration more challenging. We are working to adapt to these new challenges. We are improving our improving our right of way clearing and we are also using new technologies to locate the cause of outages."
"From putting up the first electric lines to a few farms in the Simcoe community, to providing state of the art fiber and electric service to almost 50,000 homes and businesses, we have come a long way. From the ice storm of 1996 to the April tornados in 2011 to our recent spate of storms, you have stood with us and allowed us to do our job.
Cullman Electric also announced that its broadband internet subsidiary Sprout Fiber Internet is scheduled to be available to all members by the end of March 2027.
"We have signed up nearly 18,000 subscribers, and your response to our high-speed broadband internet service has been phenomenal," Culpepper said. "Over 45% of those who are eligible have signed up for high-speed internet service with us."
A total of 4,696 co-op members voted in the board of trustees' election which resulted in a new trustee for District 7, Kenny Griffin and saw two incumbents, Chad Alexander (District 8) and Lynda Carter (District At-Large) all voted for three-year terms.