Doniphan Electric Co Op Assn Inc

Kansas Electric Power Cooperative in Topeka, Kan., was incorporated in 1975 as a nonprofit generation and transmission cooperative. It procures an adequate and reliable power supply for nearly 20 distribution rural electric cooperative members. The members support a wide range of other services, such as rural economic development, marketing and diversification opportunities, power requirement and engineering studies and rate design. KEPCo is governed by a board of trustees representing each of its members, which serve more than 100,000 electric meters in two-thirds of rural Kansas. The coop is under the jurisdiction of the Kansas Corporation Commission and was granted a limited certificate of convenience and authority in 1980 to act as a generation and transmission public utility.

Established in 1997, United Electric Cooperative is a rural electric cooperative that is governed by a board of directors. It operates more than 4,000 miles of distribution lines that provide power for over 9,700 meters in Missouri and Iowa counties. The company staffs an administrative assistant, line superintendents, and office, member service and operation managers. Its subsidiary, United Services, offers satellite televisions, as well as Internet, propane and sewer services. United Electric Cooperative provides online billing services. Additionally, the company s advisors assist with load management, heating and cooling, water heating, insulating and other energy-related issues. United Electric Cooperative publishes a monthly newsletter.