electric co-op
Community power provider
An electric co-op is a utility company owned by the customers it serves, typically providing electricity to rural areas.
Members elect a board and share in any profits.
Electric co-ops emerged in the 1930s when private utilities refused to wire sparsely populated regions: Our electric co-op keeps rates lower than the investor-owned utility in town.
- ruralOf the countryside
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
- member-ownedControlled by its users
- linemanUtility pole worker
- bucket truckVehicle with elevated platform
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