Farmers Electric Cooperative (Arkansas)
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Farmers Electric Cooperative Corporation is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative
headquartered in Newport, Arkansas
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The Cooperative was organized in 1937 and the first power lines were energized in August 1938.
The Cooperative serves portions of four counties in the state of Arkansas
, in a territory generally surrounding Newport: Independence, Jackson, Poinsett, and Woodruff.
Currently (as of September 2005) the Cooperative has more than 975 miles of distribution lines, and services 5,262 members.
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 Newport, Arkansas
Newport, Arkansas
Newport is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, northeast of Little Rock, on the White River. In 1900, 2,866 people lived in Newport, Arkansas; in 1910, 3,557. The population was 7,811 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Jackson County....
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The Cooperative was organized in 1937 and the first power lines were energized in August 1938.
The Cooperative serves portions of four counties in the state of Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, in a territory generally surrounding Newport: Independence, Jackson, Poinsett, and Woodruff.
Currently (as of September 2005) the Cooperative has more than 975 miles of distribution lines, and services 5,262 members.