Fort Belknap Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a non-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 Olney, Texas

Olney, Texas

Olney is a city in Young County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,236 in 2008.-Geography:Olney is located at ....

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The cooperative was organized in 1939 and serves portions of seven counties in the state of Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, in a territory generally surrounding Olney and including its city limits. Fort Belknap Electric is a member of the 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 utility cooperative.