Carroll Electric Cooperative (Ohio)

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Carroll Electric Cooperative
TypeNon-profit rural electric
IndustryPower utility
Founded1938
Headquarters Carrollton, Ohio, U.S.
Website www.cecpower.coop/index.php

Carroll Electric Cooperative is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Carrollton, Ohio. It is one of 25 electric cooperatives that serve the state of Ohio. [1]

The Cooperative was organized in 1938, and the first power lines were energized in December 1939. [2]

As of May 2016, the Cooperative had 1,475 miles (2,374 km) of power lines, and serviced more than 12,400 customers, [2] in portions of six counties in the eastern part of Ohio: [3]

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References

  1. "Ohio's Cooperatives". Ohio's Electric Cooperatives. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  2. 1 2 "The History of Carroll Electric". Carroll Electric Cooperative. Archived from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  3. "Carroll Electric Cooperative Inc". Carroll Electric Cooperative. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

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