Petit Jean Electric Cooperative
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Petit Jean Electric Cooperative is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative
headquartered in Clinton, Arkansas
, with a district office in Marshall, Arkansas
.
The Cooperative was organized in October 1940, but due to World War II
never laid any new power lines. Instead, in September 1942 it would purchase the privately held Clinton Light and Ice Company, consisting of 780 accounts over 61 miles (98.2 km) of power line (the former owner, Clarence Tingley, would later serve as Superintendent of the Cooperative). The Cooperative would relocate to Clinton as a result of the purchase. Later, in October 1945, the Cooperative would purchase 22.2 miles (35.7 km) of line from Arkansas Power & Light (now a subsidiary of Entergy
), nearly tripling the size of the Cooperative's territory, and in the 1950s extended to the Marshall area by purchasing the service area power lines from Carroll Electric Cooperative
.
The Cooperative serves a territory generally surrounding Clinton and Marshall.
The Cooperative has more than 3092 miles (4,976.1 km) of distribution lines, and services 17,600 accounts.
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 Clinton, Arkansas
Clinton, Arkansas
Clinton is the county seat of Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,283 at the 2000 census. The city was named for DeWitt Clinton, the New York governor who built the Erie Canal; he previously was also a U.S. Senator from New York. Clinton is located at...
, with a district office in Marshall, Arkansas
Marshall, Arkansas
Marshall is a city in Searcy County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,313 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Searcy County. Marshall was incorporated in 1884.-Geography:Marshall is located at ....
.
The Cooperative was organized in October 1940, but due to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
never laid any new power lines. Instead, in September 1942 it would purchase the privately held Clinton Light and Ice Company, consisting of 780 accounts over 61 miles (98.2 km) of power line (the former owner, Clarence Tingley, would later serve as Superintendent of the Cooperative). The Cooperative would relocate to Clinton as a result of the purchase. Later, in October 1945, the Cooperative would purchase 22.2 miles (35.7 km) of line from Arkansas Power & Light (now a subsidiary of Entergy
Entergy
Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. It is headquartered in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana.-History:...
), nearly tripling the size of the Cooperative's territory, and in the 1950s extended to the Marshall area by purchasing the service area power lines from Carroll Electric Cooperative
Carroll Electric Cooperative
Carroll Electric Cooperative is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Berryville, Arkansas, with district offices in Bentonville, Huntsville, and Jasper, Arkansas....
.
The Cooperative serves a territory generally surrounding Clinton and Marshall.
The Cooperative has more than 3092 miles (4,976.1 km) of distribution lines, and services 17,600 accounts.