A Heritage of Innovation

Since our beginnings in the 1930s, electric cooperatives in Arkansas have been at the forefront of innovative, progressive solutions that build strength, encourage growth and ensure stability in the state’s businesses and industries.

The nation’s electric cooperative movement began as America dug itself out of the Great Depression. In those days, the mission was to extend electricity to low-density, rural farmers who otherwise could not afford electric service.Today, Arkansas enjoys a robust portfolio of 21st-century business sectors—from industry and high tech to knowledge workers and the creative class. Our electricity infrastructure has grown along with the state’s economy to include sophisticated tools that enable today’s businesses to thrive.We are the leading Arkansas utility in alternative energy investments with several community solar projects under way, extensive hydroelectric assets and power purchase agreements for wind generation.