Oklahoma’s electric cooperatives power the lives of more than 523,000 Oklahomans. With infrastructure in all 77 counties, co-ops serve 93% of the state’s landmass. Collectively, Oklahoma’s electric cooperatives are committed to delivering power that is safe, reliable, affordable and environmentally responsible.

Electric cooperatives go where no one would go. Serving primarily rural areas, the electric cooperatives of Oklahoma own and maintain nearly 123,000 miles of power line. That is a lot of ground to cover, but that is what electric cooperatives do: they serve every member at the end of the line. Cooperatives own and maintain more powerlines than all other electric utilities in the state combined.

Co-ops are locally owned by the members they serve and governed by an elected board of directors who are consumer-members of the cooperative. Committed to powering lives and empowering communities, co-ops are guided by 7 Cooperative Principles.

One of those key principles is Concern for Community. This principle has propelled several electric cooperatives to go beyond providing safe, reliable and affordable power and expand services to offer fiber-to-the-home access to many of their members and local businesses, helping bridge the digital divide.

Cooperatives are different because they genuinely care about the quality of life of the communities they serve. The Cooperative Broadband Coalition is paving the way to bring the vital service of rural broadband to those who don’t have it. This is the cooperative difference.