For specific information about this, check with your local co-op. Co-ops are locally owned and controlled. Their employees, managers and directors live and work in the communities they serve. Competition won't change that. A nytime you have a question, please call your local co-op.
T here are several reasons.
First, the price co-op members pay for generation and transmission service is at or below the market price for electricity. This makes it extremely difficult for a supplier to come in and offer you a better deal. Second, electric generation suppliers are in business to make money, so it's natural they will market first in areas where they can make the greatest profit. Their prime targets initially are large energy consumers, such as big industrial and commercial accounts as well as residential customers in high-density communities that have high electricity costs. As the competitive electricity marketplace evolves and all the big loads are scooped up, suppliers will look to rural areas to continue building their market share.