Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
The Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) is an electrical generation and distribution cooperative founded in 1949 and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. It sells wholesale energy to 17 member cooperatives serving 500,000 customers across 62% of the land area of Arkansas.[1]
| Type | Nonprofit utility cooperative |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 11, 1949 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Electricity |
| $736 million | |
| Total assets | $1.6 billion |
| Members | 17 regional cooperatives in Arkansas |
Number of employees | 248 |
| Website | aecc.com |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Generation facilities
| Name | Location | Fuel | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
Percent owned/ leased |
Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl E. Bailey | Augusta | Natural gas | 122 | 1 | 100% | 1966[2] |
| Carl S. Whillock | Morrilton | Hydropower | 32 | 3 | 100% | 1993[3] |
| Clyde T. Ellis | Barling | Hydropower | 32 | 3 | 100% | 1988[4] |
| Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas Hydropower Generating Station |
Dumas | Hydropower | 103 | 3 | 100% | 1999[5] |
| Elkins | Elkins | Natural gas | 60 | 2 | 100% | 2010[6] |
| Flint Creek | Gentry | Coal | 528 | 2 | 50% | 1978[7] |
| Fulton | Fulton | Natural gas | 153 | 1 | 100% | 2001[8] |
| Harry L. Oswald | Wrightsville | Natural gas | 548 | 9 | 100% | 2003[9] |
| Independence | Newark | Natural gas | 1700 | 2 | 35% | 1983[10] |
| John L. McClellan | Camden | Natural gas/Petroleum | 134 | 1 | 100% | 1971[11] |
| John W. Turk Jr. | Fulton | Natural gas | 600 | 1 | 12%[12] | 2012[13] |
| Magnet Cove | Magnet Cove | Natural gas | 660 | 3 | 100%[12] | 2006[14] |
| Thomas B. Fitzhugh | Ozark | Natural gas/Petroleum | 171 | 2 | 100% | 1963[15] |
| White Bluff | Redfield | Coal | 1659 | 2 | 35% | 1980[16] |
Long-term purchase agreements
Besides its owned and leased generation facilities, AECC also provides energy through long-term purchase agreements, including:
- a 20-year agreement to purchase 100 megawatts from the Wildhorse Mountain wind farm in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma[17]
- an agreement with the Southwestern Power Administration expiring June 30, 2020 to purchase up to 189 megawatts from its supply of hydropower[18]
- a 20-year agreement to purchase up to 51 megawatts from the Flat Ridge 2 wind farm in Kansas[19]
- a 20-year agreement to be the sole recipient of energy generated at the 150-megawatt Origin wind farm in Oklahoma[19]
Member cooperatives
- Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative
- Ashley-Chicot Electric Cooperative
- C&L Electric Cooperative
- Carroll Electric Cooperative
- Clay County Electric Cooperative
- Craighead Electric Cooperative
- Farmers Electric Cooperative
- First Electric Cooperative
- Mississippi County Electric Cooperative
- North Arkansas Electric Cooperative
- Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corporation
- Ozarks Electric Cooperative
- Petit Jean Electric Cooperative
- Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative
- South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative
- Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative
- Woodruff Electric Cooperative
External links
References
- "About Us". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Carl E. Bailey Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Carl S. Whillock Hydroelectric Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Clyde T. Ellis Hydroelectric Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas Hydropower Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Elkins Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Flint Creek Power Plant". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Fulton CT1 Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Harry L. Oswald Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Independence Steam Electric Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "John L. McClellan Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- AECC leases this facility.
- "John W. Turk, Jr. Power Plant". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Magnet Cove Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Thomas B. Fitzhugh Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "White Bluff Steam Electric Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "AECC announces energy pact to purchase Oklahoma wind power". Talk Business. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- "Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- "Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. adds additional 150 MW of wind energy" (PDF). Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
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