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Welcome to Clay County Electric Cooperative
Organized in 1938
We were formed to provide reliable, low-cost electric service to our members. We are headquartered in Corning with district offices in Pocahontas and Rector.
Our Expansion Over the Years
Over
8500
Members
Over
13200
Accounts Served
Approximately
2800
Miles of Distribution Line
Our Service Footprint
Serving Areas
Clay, Greene, Randolph, Butler, MO, Ripley, MO, and Oregon, MO.
Community Integration
Adapting to municipal growth and population shifts.
Clay, Randolph, and Greene County Service Territory Map
Evolving With Time
There have been tremendous changes in both the quality of electric service and the way it is provided since those early days. Today, the cooperative makes use of the latest in technology to provide service to parts of most area towns and industrial parks.
Membership and Ownership:
- Member of National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Washington, D.C.
- Member and part owner of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Incorporated.
Cooperative Principles
Voluntary & Open Membership
Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all persons able to use their services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, without gender, social, racial, political or religious discrimination.
Democratic Member Control
Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting policies and making decisions. The elected representatives are accountable to the membership. In primary cooperatives, members have equal voting rights (1 member, 1 vote) and cooperatives at other levels are organized in a democratic manner.
Members’ Economic Participation
Members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative. At least part of that capital is usually the common property of the cooperative. Members usually receive limited compensation, if any, on capital subscribed as a condition of membership. Members allocate surpluses for any or all of the following purposes: developing the cooperative, possibly by setting up reserves, part of which at least would be indivisible; benefiting members in proportion to their transactions with the cooperative; and supporting other activities approved by the membership.
Autonomy & Independence
Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help organizations controlled by their members. If they enter into agreements with other organizations, including governments, or raise capital from external sources, they do so on terms that ensure democratic control by their members and maintain their cooperative autonomy.
Education, Training, & Information
Cooperatives provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their cooperatives. They inform the general public, particularly young people and opinion leaders, about the nature and benefits of cooperation.
Cooperation Among Cooperatives
Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, national, regional and international structures.
Concern for Community
While focusing on member needs, cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies accepted by their members.