CWEP A municipally-owned, locally controlled, non-profit utility proudly serving Carthage, MO since 1898.

Carthage Water & Electric Plant (CWEP) is a municipally-owned, locally controlled, not for profit electric utility company responsible for operating and maintaining the municipal electric, water, and communication systems of Carthage, Missouri. CWEP has made it a priority since 1898 to provide the most reliable, efficient, and cost effective utilities to our families and friends in the Carthage community, and will continue to do so.

๐Ÿšง ๐—–๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฃ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ง ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ - ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐Ÿญ ๐ŸšงBeginning tomorrow, Tuesday, September 1st, construction will beg...
08/31/2026

๐Ÿšง ๐—–๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฃ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ง ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ - ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐Ÿญ ๐Ÿšง
Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, September 1st, construction will begin on the northeast side of the West facing parking lot at our CWEP complex parking lot as we replace the existing asphalt with concrete.

To help minimize interruptions to our customer drive-thru and maintain access throughout construction, this project will be completed in two phases. This first phase will focus on the east portion of the parking lot while keeping the west drive-thru lane and our payment kiosk accessible to customers.

๐——๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€:
๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ-๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐˜‚ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€: Customers will need to enter from the Centennial Ave. entrance
โžก๏ธ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป: Only the west drive-thru lane will be accessible at this time
โžก๏ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ธ: The kiosk will remain open and accessible through the west drive-thru lane. You can always utilize our other payment kiosk located at King Cash Saver (1223 W Central Ave.)
โžก๏ธ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜…: Our customer drop box can be accessed from the sidewalk along Centennial Ave.
โžก๏ธ ๐—ก๐—ข ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š in our West parking during this time.

๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€.
Customers visiting the lobby may park along Centennial Ave., in our East parking lot or in our new parking lot directly across the street from the East parking lot.

Please use extra caution when visiting CWEP and watch for construction signs, equipment and crews in the area. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through each phase of this project while keeping our services as accessible as possible! ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.cwep.com/news-releases/40195/

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป! ๐Ÿฅต  Another HOT week is ahead, and as temperatures climb, so does the demand for electricit...
08/31/2026

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป! ๐Ÿฅต
Another HOT week is ahead, and as temperatures climb, so does the demand for electricity. During these stretches of extreme heat, air conditioners work harder and longer, which can quickly increase your energy use.

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜! A few small changes around your home can help you stay comfortable, save energy and keep your usage in check. ๐Ÿ 

Try out these simple tips below ๐Ÿ‘‡ and find even more ways to save with our ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://c03.apogee.net/mvc/home/hes/profile?utilityname=mpua-carthagewater

โ€ผ๏ธ ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ โ€ผ๏ธ- 8/28 @ 2:17pmCrews have successfully completed repairs to the water main and water is back on the affected...
08/28/2026

โ€ผ๏ธ ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ โ€ผ๏ธ- 8/28 @ 2:17pm

Crews have successfully completed repairs to the water main and water is back on the affected area.

Parsons St. will be back open to traffic shortly. We appreciate your patience. Have a great rest of your day!
โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..

โš ๏ธ ๐— ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง โš ๏ธ - 8/28 @ 12:55pm

CWEP crews are responding to a water main break on the 400 block of N. Parsons St. The road will be closed on Parsons St. from Limestone St. to Vine St. Water will be off for crews to make repairs on Parsons St. from Limestone St. to Mound St. and on Limestone St. from Parsons St. to Francis St. Please be mindful of road blocks and crews working in the area.

We apologize for the inconvenience & will keep you updated as information becomes available!

This week, our CWEP team had the opportunity to feed the CHS Softball team before their Jamboree! Team meals are one of ...
08/28/2026

This week, our CWEP team had the opportunity to feed the CHS Softball team before their Jamboree! Team meals are one of our favorite ways to serve our community and support our Tigers, and this year is extra special with one of our very own CWEP kids, Kylinn Stonebraker daughter of CWEP Office Manager, Shawnte Wofford, taking the field for her senior season! ๐ŸฅŽ๐Ÿ’™

As a community-owned public power utility, serving Carthage means more than keeping the lights on. It means showing up for the people, schools and teams that make our community home.

Good luck this season, Lady Tigers! Weโ€™re excited to cheer you on! ๐Ÿ…

๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ & ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐Ÿ’ฆThis week CWEP water crews are working alongside McKim & Creed on a ...
08/26/2026

๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ & ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐Ÿ’ฆ
This week CWEP water crews are working alongside McKim & Creed on a water loss recovery and asset management project to help identify and narrow down areas where water may be escaping from our distribution system.

As a historic utility that has served Carthage for generations, CWEP has portions of our water infrastructure that have been in service for many years. Maintaining a system like ours takes ongoing work, monitoring and strategic investment to keep it strong and reliable. Identifying and reducing water loss is an important part of that process, helping us address issues proactively, prioritize improvements and ensure our water system continues serving our community for years to come.

Using specialized equipment and data, the McKim & Creed team is helping our water crews pinpoint potential leaks and problem areas so we can:
๐Ÿ‘‰ Locate and repair hidden leaks more efficiently
๐Ÿ‘‰ Prioritize water main repairs and replacements
๐Ÿ‘‰ Reduce the loss of treated drinking water
๐Ÿ‘‰ Make informed decisions about future infrastructure investments
๐Ÿ‘‰ Maintain a reliable water system for our community

Every gallon counts! By proactively identifying where water loss is occurring, we can address problems more efficiently and continue investing in the infrastructure that delivers safe, reliable water to our customers every day.

This is all part of taking care of the system we have today while planning for the needs of tomorrow. ๐Ÿ’™

Itโ€™s a   & weโ€™re here to serve you!Skip the line & pay online! With our secure online payment system, you can quickly ta...
08/25/2026

Itโ€™s a & weโ€™re here to serve you!

Skip the line & pay online! With our secure online payment system, you can quickly take care of your bill without ever having to leave the comfort of your home. So what are you waiting for? Experience the convenience of online bill pay & get back to enjoying your day! ๐Ÿ‘

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.cwep.com/
๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.cwep.com/customer-service/ways-to-pay/

๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“š ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น! ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽCWEP is cheering on all of our local students, teachers and staff as they head back to t...
08/24/2026

๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“š ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น! ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽ
CWEP is cheering on all of our local students, teachers and staff as they head back to the classroom! And of course, we couldnโ€™t let the day go by without showing off our CWEP kids heading back to school today!๐Ÿ’™

From Pre-K to college, weโ€™re wishing everyone a safe, successful and FUN 2026โ€“27 school year! ๐ŸŽ‰

Itโ€™s been a great week supporting our Carthage community!Yesterday, our team got to welcome the Carthage R-9 teachers an...
08/21/2026

Itโ€™s been a great week supporting our Carthage community!

Yesterday, our team got to welcome the Carthage R-9 teachers and staff at Convocation as they kicked off a new school year. Today, we supported the Carthage Chamber of Commerce at their annual golf tournament!

Being a public utility is about more than providing essential services, itโ€™s about showing up, supporting our community and investing in the place we call home!๐Ÿ’™

โ€ผ๏ธ ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ โ€ผ๏ธ- 8/20 @ 4:09pmCrews have successfully completed repairs to the water main. The repair was able to be made u...
08/20/2026

โ€ผ๏ธ ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ โ€ผ๏ธ- 8/20 @ 4:09pm

Crews have successfully completed repairs to the water main. The repair was able to be made under full pressure, and no water outages were necessary.

Fall St. will be back open to traffic within the hour. We appreciate your patience. Have a great rest of your day!
โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..

โš ๏ธ ๐— ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง โš ๏ธ - 8/20 @ 2:04pm

CWEP crews are responding to a water main break on Fall St. Crews will have Fall St. closed from Oak St. to Walnut St. Please be mindful of road blocks and crews working in the area. Customers in the affected area may experience low water pressure or a temporary loss of water service while repairs are being made. We will keep you updated if water outages occur.

We apologize for the inconvenience & will keep you updated as information becomes available!

Address

627 W. Centennial Avenue
Carthage, MO
64836

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

(417) 237-7300

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