Colorado Electric Cooperatives

Electric co op facts figures from booming suburbs to remote rural farming communities america s electric cooperatives are energy providers and engines of economic development for more than 20 million american homes businesses farms and schools in 48 states.

Colorado electric cooperatives.

Colorado has two investor owned electric utilities black hills energy and public service company of colorado known as xcel energy. Since municipal and cooperative utilities are not operated as for profit corporations they are not regulated by the puc. Welcome to rusk county electric cooperative. Generation and transmission cooperatives typically sell wholesale power to distribution cooperatives and are cooperative federations owned by their member co ops.

The san luis valley fair s 118th event was appropriately themed every fair has a story this year s story had a slightly different plot than previou. Providing reliable efficient and economical services for our customers in rusk gregg panola nacogdoches and shelby county that enhance their quality of life. Electric co ops are built by and belong to the diverse communities and consumer members they serve. A solar energy grant for the library of a rocky mountain hamlet spurred a co op toward a microgrid.

Distribution electric cooperatives serve end users such as residences and businesses who make up their membership. Headquartered in henderson texas rusk county electric is a member owned cooperative. Colorado co op helps disaster prone mountain community build a microgrid. 5400 washington street denver co 80216.

Nreca represents more than 900 consumer owned not for profit electric cooperatives public power districts and public utility districts across america. Colorado rural electric association. Coloradans are also served by 29 municipal utilities and 22 rural electric cooperatives. Visit the value of membership section to explore what nreca does for and on behalf of member co ops including links to valuable resources.