CoServ Electric is a not-for-profit rural electric utility cooperative

Utility cooperative

A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members...

 headquartered in Corinth, Texas

Corinth, Texas

Corinth is a small town in Denton County, Texas, United States, a suburb of Dallas, and a part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 11,325 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Corinth is located at ....

. CoServ was organized in 1937 as the Denton County Electric Cooperative, and took its current DBA

Doing business as

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 name (a shortened version of "cooperative services") in 1998.

Currently, CoServ Electric is the second largest cooperative in the state of Texas, serves more than 156,000 meters across six counties, including Denton

Denton County, Texas

Denton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2009 the estimated population had reached 628,300. Part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, it is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The county seat is Denton. The county...

, Collin

Collin County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 491,675 people, 181,970 households, and 132,292 families residing in the county. The population density was 580 people per square mile . There were 194,892 housing units at an average density of 230 per square mile...

, Tarrant

Tarrant County, Texas

Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, it had a population of 1,809,034. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County is the sixteenth most populous county in the United States and the third most populous in Texas. The county is named in honor...

, Wise

Wise County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 48,793 people, 17,178 households, and 13,467 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 19,242 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

, Cooke

Cooke County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 36,363 people, 13,643 households, and 10,000 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile . There were 15,061 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...

 and Grayson

Grayson County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 110,595 people, 42,849 households, and 30,208 families residing in the county. The population density was 118 people per square mile . There were 48,315 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

. CoServ Electric's affiliate, CoServ Gas, provides natural gas service to more than 70,000 meters in the same general service areas. CoServ is a member of Brazos Electric Power Cooperative

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative is an electrical generation and transmission cooperative based in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1941, it was the first cooperative in Texas established for the purpose of generating and supplying electricity, and is currently the largest in Texas.Brazos operates four...

, a generation and transmission electric cooperative.

During the late 1990s, CoServ also engaged in other businesses, such as home security and telephone service, but after a reorganization of assets in 2002, the company returned to its roots of providing electric and gas services only.

External links

• CoServ Electric
• http://www.coservcharitablefoundation.org/about_us.aspx
• Coserv Watchdogs