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History of Rural Electricifation

Before 1936 few people in Rural America had electric service. Almost everyone wanted electricity but the expense of providing service to sparsely populated areas of the countryside made rural electrification unattractive to private enterprise. In response to the overwhelming need for electric service, Congress passed the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. The legislation made federal funds available for loans (not grants) to member-owned cooperatives for purposes of electrifying rural American. Today, over 1,000 rural electric cooperatives are proving electric service to 75% of the land mass in the United States. With Co-ops being an integral locally owned partner in the community they serve. Co-ops work hard to insure that rural American is not left in the dark. They work to bring economic development into the countryside. Electric Cooperative’s are members in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) located in Washington.

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