What Is An Electric Co-op?

With the help of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who established the Rural Electrification Administration in 1935, families and neighbors joined together to create a new kind of electric utility, where the voice of every person makes a difference.

Electric cooperatives are owned by their members and focus on local priorities and their member's needs. They are an essential part of the communities they serve. The cooperative business model guarantees every customer a voice in business decisions.

Members know they can trust their cooperative, because it was created not to make profits, but simply to deliver electricity. Electric cooperatives are located in the communities they serve, making them easily accessible and receptive to individual customer's needs. They work hard to obtain a better quality of life for consumer-owners.

When you become a member of Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative, you share in the benefits and responsibilities associated with the cooperative. The people who share in these benefits are your neighbors, friends and family from around the area.

Benefits of membership include a better quality of life through the dependable delivery of electric service, the return of margins through the retirement of capital credits, local control and direction of the cooperative and personal attention to your electric service needs.

Responsibilities of membership include voting for candidates nominated to the Board of Directors, staying informed on the happenings of your cooperative and when possible, accepting an active role by serving as a board member. Twelve board members are responsible for the direction of the cooperative, but the general manager is entrusted to overlook the direction. Daily functions of your cooperative are the responsibility of department managers, staff and employees.

Each year, Flint Hills Rural Electric holds an Annual Meeting of the Members. The meeting is conducted as a means of informing the members on the financial situation of the cooperative and the status of projects that took place throughout the year.

Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative provides electric service into ten counties in our area. Our dedicated employees provide customer service to approximately 6,400 services over 2,500 miles of distribution line.

The cooperative offers additional values of membership including electric water heater and heat pump rebates; complete home surge protection, standby generation switches, and much more. Membership values offered by your cooperative are designed to make life safer and more convenient. Your cooperative is devoted to providing exceptional electric service and superior membership value.