North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives

North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives is the statewide association serving the state’s 26 member-owned electric co-ops, with offices on Sumner Boulevard in Raleigh. The group is a family of organizations, not a single utility, and its work is driven by service to the communities its members serve.

The association’s lineworkers have taken on international projects, including bringing power to a remote village in northern Guatemala. Closer to home, the cooperatives work toward the sustainable development of their communities through policies their members support. Concern for community is one of the principles they name.

What to know

• North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation is one of the largest generation and transmission cooperatives in the nation.
• NCEMC provides electricity to its 25 member cooperatives across the state.
• It publishes Carolina Country, an award-winning lifestyle magazine covering local cooperative news.
• Tarheel Electric Membership Association supplies the materials needed to operate and maintain the electric system.
• Members allocate surpluses to develop the cooperative, set up reserves and benefit members.