Advanced Search Electric cooperative utilities are unique in that they are owned and controlled by the consumers they serve. The availability of reliable, affordable and safe electric power is a necessity for life issue, as well as an important factor that drives the country's economic engine.
Consumers have a right to expect reliable, affordable, and safe electric power.
Consumers have a right to expect uniform standards of electric power across the country as they travel or move. All electric utilities receive federal assistance and the form of federal assistance is different for each sector. In an era of competition, consumers should expect to have many choices. However, all energy providers should have the obligation to provide reliable, affordable and safe electric power. The obligation of lawmakers is to recognize the differences among electric utilities and to treat them differently in legislation.