Translate this website: Selecteer een taal▼ About NIPCO We Are Member Owned We Power Rural Iowa We Provide Sustainable Energy News Contact Us Careers NIPCO COOP MEMBER AREA Search site: Keeping Us All Connected Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative is a wholesale electric generation and transmission cooperative serving the energy needs of our member cooperatives in western Iowa since 1949. See how our commitment to providing a safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible supply of power and related services requires teamwork and a passion to serve. Watch Video Peak Alert Usage: Normal View Status The Electric Cooperative Story Wondering what a rural electric cooperative is? Don't draw your own conclusions...let us draw them for you! Watch Video What We Do Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative (NIPCO) is a generation and transmission electric cooperative supplying wholesale electric power to 7 distribution cooperatives covering 6,500 square miles in western Iowa. These distribution cooperatives supply retail power to over 30,000 members/consumers. NIPCO serves these customers with over 900 miles of 69kV transmission line and 80 distribution substations. Incorporated in 1949 and headquartered in Le Mars, Iowa, NIPCO is a Touchstone Energy® electric cooperative and a member of Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Making Electricity NIPCO purchases 80% of its power supply from Basin Electric Power Cooperative, (Bismarck, ND) and 20% from Western Area Power Administration (Watertown), SD. Our electric power is generated through energy resources such as wind, water, coal, and natural gas. LEARN MORE Delivering Electricity With a 99.99% reliability factor, NIPCO's #1 goal is to provide safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible power to our member rural electric distribution cooperatives. LEARN MORE Economic Development It takes more than electricity to power a community. It takes a strong local economy, too. NIPCO works with our member rural electric cooperatives to promote western Iowa as the place to live, work, and cultivate business. LEARN MORE Previous Next Resources News Iowa Electric Co-ops Talk Safety, Community, Co-op Programs at the 2021 Iowa State Fair If you’re planning a visit to the Iowa State Fair this summer, make sure to stop by and see cooperative employees who are staffing the booth in the newly renovated 4-H Exhibits Building on the southwest corner of the fairgrounds. LEARN MORE NIPCO and Member Co-op Victims of Copper Theft On Friday, August 20, between the hours of 10-11PM, Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative and its member distribution cooperative, Western Iowa Power Cooperative, were victims of copper thieves. As a result of this activity, four substations were damaged, two critically. LEARN MORE 2021 NIPCO Virtual Annual Meeting Illustrates Why We Are Stronger Together As NIPCO gathered (virtually) for its first annual meeting since the pandemic began, we see glimpses of hope and reasons for optimism. NIPCO, our member cooperatives, and our power suppliers reported on why we believe we are STRONGER TOGETHER. LEARN MORE Previous Next About NIPCO NIPCO 2022 Annual Meeting NIPCO History NIPCO Today Board of Directors NIPCO Senior Leadership NIPCO Mission, Vision, and Goals Legislative & Regulatory Touchstone Energy® We Are Member Owned Our Members Community Support The Cooperative Difference We Power Rural Iowa Making Electricity Delivering Electricity Telecommunications NIPCO Economic Development Southwest Power Pool NIPCO's 5 to Stay Alive Electric Fire Safety Campaign We Provide Sustainable Energy Environmental Impact Energy Efficiency Switch Makes Cents Policies that Support Renewables NIPCO MEMBERS CALL 712.546.4141 VISIT 31002 C38, PO Box 240 Le Mars, IA 51031 7am - 4pm (Monday - Friday) WEATHER View Forecast News Contact Us Careers Non-Discrimination Statement © 2021 NIPCO. All Rights Reserved. site by ClickRain