Anyone else have electricity delivered by a co-op?
We are with the local co-op in our county. After 15 years with them, you get a share of their profits. The first year we were eligible we received a check for $7.00. Each year after the check was a little bigger. This year we received one for $127. Living in the country does have a few perks. 😁
Joe
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Been with a co-op for electric here for 20 years, never get a check but we do get credits on the bill periodically...
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Still waiting on my Chugach electric (in Alaska) check. I am supposed to have about $1,500 there. Long overdue on seeing it paid. Chugach said the payments are up to the board and they are not in a hurry to pay me. Truthfully, I doubt I will ever see it.
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Electric co op takes over about a 1/2 mile down the road . Good friend of mine is the president and on the national board of directors for the co-ops in the US . . The regularly pay out dividends to the members
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Ours gives you the option of taking it every so often or letting it build.
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I usually get a small check every year.Been with the co op about 35 years.
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We get a check once a year, but it's never for much.
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$$ back? That's funny right there.
We get our check rounded UP, in order to cover those that can not pay. They have no problem cutting your power off 10 days after your bill is due though. No, they do not let you "Opt Out" of the your bill will be rounded up every month "option."
Believe me I have pursued it.
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We used to get small electric appliances and such from Berkeley Electric Coop in SC, now we get a credit on the bill which I prefer
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The deer mansion has co-op electric and it's higher than a hawks nest! Money back? lol Main residence has Ameren and I can't complain about the rates.
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Yep and has been that way for over 70 years here in the sticks.
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Yup, REA Coop is a good deal. They are required to be non-profit so we get a small check every year. But the best part is that 2021 will be the fourth consecutive year with NO RATE INCREASES!
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Our rate is noticeably higher than it was in the Boise valley but knowing the amount of line they have to maintain per customer, I consider it a bargain. And they are remarkably quick when it comes to getting power restored. Snow or
fire, they are right on top of it. Largest county in Idaho and one base of operations that I am aware of in Grangeville.
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We get a rebate of about a months bill.
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We get one. If it is below a certain amount they apply it to your bill.
If over they send you a check. We have gotten a check for quite a few years.
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Belonged to a co-op when we lived in Colorado. We get a small check each year- about $25. But we left Colorado TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO. 😎
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Not electric, but on a telephone/internet co-op. They recently gave up on their cable tv service so we went with Dish. Supposedly, we’re to get all fiber optic in two years. We’ll see.
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I live just west of Minneapolis. We have an outstanding co-op (Wright-Hennepin): rates are competitive, service reliable as most transmission lines are buried - power outings are very rare. Newspaper article just this morning announced that the supplier will be shutting down its (money-losing) only coal-fired plant in 2023, going with mostly wind generators, which will reduce wholesale costs by 13%. Capital credits have always been given back to subscribers. No complainto.
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We get our from a CO-OP also....our patronage check was three times the usual amount this year....
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Yep. Not regulated by the state. They can charge whatever they want. Hookup for a new construction is expensive. They had smart meters long before Ameren or ComEd. I can see me usage on my smartphone. Not a big fan of Cornbelt Electric. Ameren runs a better ship.
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All I get is a higher bill seems every year.
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