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The Cooperative Difference<\/h1>\n<\/div>

A cooperative is a not-for-profit organization owned by its members. Electric cooperatives are owned and controlled by the people they sell electricity to and exist to provide electricity to members at the lowest cost possible. Margins are either reinvested in the cooperative or allocated to members as capital credits<\/b>. <\/a>We are also committed to the local communities where we serve and support them through donations, educational and environmental programs and more<\/b><\/a>.<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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