Colorado Electric Cooperatives

Since municipal and cooperative utilities are not operated as for profit corporations they are not regulated by the puc.

Colorado electric cooperatives.

Most electric cooperatives in the united states include. Generation and transmission cooperatives typically sell wholesale power to distribution cooperatives and are cooperative federations owned by their member co ops. Providing reliable efficient and economical services for our customers in rusk gregg panola nacogdoches and shelby county that enhance their quality of life. A solar energy grant for the library of a rocky mountain hamlet spurred a co op toward a microgrid.

Visit the value of membership section to explore what nreca does for and on behalf of member co ops including links to valuable resources. 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. Colorado co op helps disaster prone mountain community build a microgrid.

Colorado has two investor owned electric utilities black hills energy and public service company of colorado known as xcel energy. 5400 washington street denver co 80216. 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. Distribution electric cooperatives serve end users such as residences and businesses who make up their membership.

We are not for profit owned by our customer members and governed by the democratic process so our members are at the center of everything we do. Coloradans are also served by 29 municipal utilities and 22 rural electric cooperatives. Headquartered in henderson texas rusk county electric is a member owned cooperative. Electric co ops are built by and belong to the diverse communities and consumer members they serve.