{"id":35697,"date":"2021-06-05T02:51:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T07:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/?page_id=35697"},"modified":"2021-11-04T13:27:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T17:27:41","slug":"cooperative-difference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/behind-the-switch\/cooperative-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperative Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>America\u2019s Electric Cooperative Facts<\/h2>\n\t<div id=\"gap-88631075\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-88631075 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal cooperative-facts\"  id=\"row-798940767\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1772730015\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner dark\" style=\"background-color:rgb(16, 87, 141);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-underline icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 30px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-people.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Serve an estimated<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">42<\/span> million people<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">in 48 states<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1026346847\" class=\"col electric-cooperatives medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(185, 221, 74);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1111670245\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1111670245 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-2013742366\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2576674256\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">832<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>distribution<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2576674256 {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n#text-2576674256 > * {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2646508092\" class=\"text text-gap\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\">&amp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-421580922\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">63<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>generation and transmission<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-421580922 {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n#text-421580922 > * {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 144px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-electric-cooperatives.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:90px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-2013742366 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p class=\"lead\">electric cooperatives<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-265255490\" class=\"col co-ops-provide medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(220, 233, 235);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\">Co-ops provide service in<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"stack-814331360\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-center items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-26226538\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">2500<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3613982334\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>of<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3613982334 {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#text-3613982334 > * {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2952560088\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">3141<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-814331360 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0.25rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<strong>counties<\/strong>\u00a0in the United States<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-993338739\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-982224495\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-904970470\" class=\"col half-height-col co-ops-server small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner dark\" style=\"background-color:rgb(16, 87, 141);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 61px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-nation-meters.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1243634552\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>Co-ops serve nearly<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1243634552 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1962693659\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1962693659 {\n  padding-top: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-3787574714\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-411695939\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">12<\/span>%<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-411695939 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-411695939 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-401989698\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">of the nation\u2019s meters<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-3787574714 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0.25rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1932930207\" class=\"col half-height-col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(185, 221, 74);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-right text-right\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 45px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/generate-nearly.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-665377729\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>Generate nearly<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-665377729 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1331200562\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1331200562 {\n  padding-top: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-2680063004\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-114986754\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">5<\/span>%<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-114986754 {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n#text-114986754 > * {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2958282757\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">of the electricity produced in the United States each year<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2958282757 {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n#text-2958282757 > * {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-2680063004 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0.5rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-993338739 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2136526988\" class=\"col million-miles small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(122, 213, 247);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-220161310\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-220161310 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row col-p-b-0\"  id=\"row-747887504\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-357291892\" class=\"col medium-2 small-4 large-2 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1264233860\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" style=\"margin:0px -15% 0px 15%;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/miles-left.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1264233860 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1356589342\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Own and maintain<br \/>\n\t<div id=\"stack-1382914911\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-center items-center sm:stack-col\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-127895027\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3>2.7 million miles<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-127895027 {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n#text-127895027 > * {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2896167888\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>or<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2896167888 {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n#text-2896167888 > * {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3600141433\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">42<\/span>%<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3600141433 {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n#text-3600141433 > * {\n  color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-1382914911 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0.5rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-773940811\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-773940811 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>of the nation\u2019s electric distribution lines, covering 56% of the nation\u2019s landmass<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1576239510\" class=\"col medium-2 small-4 large-2 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1992007956\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" style=\"margin:0px 15% 0px -15px;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/miles-right.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1992007956 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-519718402\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-519718402 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1231347794\" class=\"col billion-plus medium-6 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(185, 221, 74);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 55px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-capital.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>$1.3<br \/>\nbillion +<\/h3>\n<p>returned in capital credits to member-consumers<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1980410481\" class=\"col billion-plus medium-6 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner dark\" style=\"background-color:rgb(16, 87, 141);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 65px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-cash.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>$<span class=\"count-up\">22<\/span><br \/>\nbillion +<\/h3>\n<p>generated in federal, state, and local taxes<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1619829456\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(225, 237, 239);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-underline icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 156px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-20-million.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3><span style=\"color: #10578d; font-size: 130%;\"><span class=\"count-up\">20<\/span> million +<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>businesses, homes, schools, and farms powered<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1046056131\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1046056131 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2>The Electric Cooperative Story<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle history-bar\"  id=\"row-562145590\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1087498727\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>1930\u2019s<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-360757860\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Leaders in rural communities across the nation recognized the value of electricity heading into the 1930s. <strong>This began the nation\u2019s electric cooperative movement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle history-bar-details\"  id=\"row-1463897144\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1234116934\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-right\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover hide-for-small x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1499558343\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/arrow-angled.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1499558343 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover show-for-small x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1371146405\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/arrow-angled-down.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1371146405 {\n  width: 6%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_1371146405 {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1797596444\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>About the time the electric co-op movement began, leaders of <strong>Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative Association<\/strong> drafted legislation permitting the formation of nonprofit rural electric cooperatives.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle history-bar\"  id=\"row-514964424\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-378278905\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>1949<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-464684590\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>To further the benefits of the electric cooperative distribution efforts, <strong>Hoosier Energy<\/strong> was formed in 1949 to provide its member systems a dependable, economical power supply.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-875915858\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-875915858 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-1256371053\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2119587315\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Electric Cooperatives Today<\/h2>\n<p>Expansion of electric cooperatives changed the face of the national economy and continues to be a catalyst for economic growth today. Nearly 900 electric cooperatives across the nation are part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), located in Arlington, Virginia. Touchstone Energy is the national brand for electric cooperatives, supporting cooperatives and their specific needs by sharing information and technology.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-765929408\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2129832791\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-NRECA-virginia.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2129832791 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-296470796\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-296470796 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section contain-bg section-outline\" id=\"section_2032626159\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Customer-Driven Business Model<\/h2>\n<p>Cooperative businesses are unique because those they serve own the business. Today, electric cooperatives contribute nearly 5% of electricity in the United States. Across the country, local cooperatives work together to learn from each other and keep the grid secure as they deliver electricity to 42 million consumer-members. Providing wholesale power to these local cooperatives are generation and transmission cooperatives like Hoosier Energy. Electric cooperatives are community-focused organizations that provide at-cost energy and are led by directors who are elected by members. Cooperatives were built by those living in the communities they served \u2013 creating jobs, fueling growth, and powering communities.<br \/>\n\t<div id=\"gap-382849168\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-382849168 {\n  padding-top: 27%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2032626159 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#section_2032626159 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(225, 237, 239, 0);\n}\n#section_2032626159 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-customer-driven-business-model.svg);\n}\n#section_2032626159 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 50% 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-710835232\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-710835232 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2>The 7 Cooperative Principles<\/h2>\n<p>The consumer-owned cooperative business model is based on 7 cooperative principles established in 1844 in Rochdale, England.<br \/>\n<div class=\"row cooperative-principles\"  id=\"row-1708391375\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1031538282\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  style=\"margin:0px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 205px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle1-membership.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Open &amp; Voluntary Membership<\/h3>\n<p>Cooperatives are voluntary organizations open to all who are willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, without regard to gender, social, racial, political, or religious affiliation.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  style=\"margin:0px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 205px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle2-democratic.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Democratic Member Control<\/h3>\n<p>Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members who actively participate in setting policies and making decisions. Elected representatives are accountable to the membership.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  style=\"margin:0px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 205px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle3-participation.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Members\u2019 Economic Participation<\/h3>\n<p>Members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative. At least part of that capital is usually the common property of the cooperative. Members allocate surpluses for developing the cooperative.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  style=\"margin:0px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 205px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle4-autonomy.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Autonomy &amp; Independence<\/h3>\n<p>Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help organizations. If they enter into agreements, they do so on terms that ensure that they maintain cooperative autonomy.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  style=\"margin:0px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 205px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle5-education.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Education, Training, &amp; Information<\/h3>\n<p>Cooperatives provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers, and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of the cooperative.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  style=\"margin:0px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 205px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle6-cooperation.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Cooperation Among Cooperatives<\/h3>\n<p>Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, national, regional, and international structures.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  style=\"margin:0px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 205px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle7-community.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Concern for Community<\/h3>\n<p>While focusing on member needs, cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies accepted by their members.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2>Cooperative Affiliates<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-448277331\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-218800891\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block no-logo-padding\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 190.34482758621px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IEC-logo.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:30px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:rgb(91, 196, 235);\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #b9dd4a;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianaec.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Indiana Electric Cooperatives (IEC) Website<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1627436248\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block no-logo-padding\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 179px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whyelectrify.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NRECA-logo.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:45px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:rgb(91, 196, 235);\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #b9dd4a;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.electric.coop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Website<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-448277331 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 40px 30px 30px 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(35, 31, 32);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America\u2019s Electric Cooperative Facts The Electric Cooperative Story The 7 Cooperative Principles The consumer-owned cooperative business model is based on 7 cooperative principles established in 1844 in Rochdale, England. 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