National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Type: Private - Cooperative
On the web: http://www.nreca.org

Would it shock you to learn that consumer-owned cooperatives provide electricity to more than 42 million people in the US? The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is the cooperatives' voice in politics and policymaking. It publishes a monthly magazine and a weekly newspaper, sponsors conferences and seminars, and represents about 900 rural electric co-ops (from 47 states) in the US Congress and state legislatures. As the nation embraces investor-owned utilities, NRECA has been lobbying hard for more moderate approaches to deregulation in order to protect consumers from potential monopolies. The association also provides power assistance and technical advice to developing nations.

Officers:
CEO: Glenn English
President and Director: Jack F. Wolfe Jr.
Secretary, Treasurer, and Director: Michael J. Guidry