electric cooperatives distribution utility planning manual

2017)ĭescription: An article in Dissent magazine that provides some context and history along with the potential of organizing RECs. It includes some history and stats along with discussion of Delta-Montrose co-op in Colorado, the work of One Voice in Mississippi, and Congressman Jim Cooper's scathing 2008 article on RECs.īringing Power to the People: The Unlikely Case for Utility Populism (Source: Kate Aronoff, Dissent Magazine. This $30 billion may be the largest “lost” pool of capital in America, lost because so few members are aware of their ownership.'Įconomic Democracy and the Billion Dollar Co-op (Source: The Nation)ĭescription: An article in The Nation about the potential of co-ops within the US economy with a focus on RECs.

'Electric co-ops have a much smaller industry share than munis or IOUs, but they still control $97 billion of assets and $30 billion of member equity. It includes a history of electric co-ops and focuses on a major concern about electric co-ops not returning capital credits of billions of dollars to member-owners. Understanding the Seven Cooperative Principles (Source: NRECA)ĭescription: Outlines the seven cooperative principles in the context of electric co-ops including: open & voluntary membership, democratic member control, members' economic participation, autonomy and independence, education, cooperation among co-ops, and concern for community.Īmerica’s Electric Cooperatives: 2020 Fact Sheet (Source: NRECA)ĭescription: Gives an overview of rural electric co-op stats compared to investor owned utilities (IOUs) and municipal power providers in the US including that there are '834 distribution and 63 G&T cooperatives, a total of 897 NRECA co-op members, serve an estimated 42 million people in 47 states' with $45 billion in annual revenue.Įlectric Co-ops: From New Deal to Bad Deal? A report by Congressman Jim Cooper (TN) (Source: Jim Cooper)ĭescription: 2008 Journal article by US Representative Jim Cooper from the 5th district in Tennessee about the concerns that he has uncovered about rural electric co-ops. Map of America’s Electric Cooperative Network (Source: NRECA via Wyoming REA)ĭescription: National map of the service areas for those served by electric co-ops

Electric cooperatives distribution utility planning manual