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