Lake Region Electric Cooperative has always been member-focused. In the 1930s, rural America had been left in the dark as electricity made its way across the country. Electricity had become a modern necessity, and cities enjoyed the opportunities it brought. But rural folks had to do without until the men and women of Lake Region […]

Oklahoma’s electric cooperatives with fiber subsidiaries are bringing fiber to rural Oklahoma homes and businesses with nearly 15,000 miles of line

Central Rural Electric Cooperative serves more than 23,000 meters across seven counties in north-central Oklahoma. For more than 10 years, the cooperative has been working to increase system reliability and support connectivity for its rural membership, however, efforts to do so have fallen short of reaching everyone. “The pandemic really highlighted the disparity of access […]