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TCEC Overview
Tri-County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) is a member-owned electric cooperative headquartered in Hooker, Oklahoma.
We are a not-for-profit distribution cooperative owned and controlled by our members.
We are proud to be owned and governed by those we serve, and we are committed to enhancing the quality of life for all of our member-owners.
We are led by a straightforward, member-elected board of trustees. Our board is responsible for:
The cooperative’s governance
Financial and operational oversight
Legal and ethical accountability
Ensuring members are served equally.
Partnerships
TCEC is a member of:
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
- Golden Spread Electric Cooperative
- Other associations
We belong to and are active in our local:
- Chamber of commerce
- Economic development
- Civic organizations
Fast Facts
11992
Members served
$31413967
Capital credits returned to members since 1945
$849521302
Total kilowatt-hours (kWh) sold in 2020
Total miles of line
4960
22532
Members served
5456
Square miles in service territory
96
Employees
9
Voting districts and elected trustees representing local members
116516
Poles maintained
Service Territory
The utility serves approximately 12,000 members and 22,500 meters in:
The Oklahoma Panhandle
Southwestern Kansas
The northern border of the Texas Panhandle
Parts of Colorado
We serve the following towns:
History
Founding & Early Years
Tri-County Electric Cooperative was incorporated on August 14, 1945, by 9 founding members. They represented the 3 counties of the Oklahoma Panhandle.
Orlan Bell of Gray
W.M. Deck of Balko
John R. King of Dombey
Rellis Loring of Hooker
J. S. Houston of Dombey
W.E. Depuy of Hooker
Russell McDaniel of Felt
Raymond Thompson of Boise City
Ward Hanes of Keyes
Growth & Expansion
Modern Improvements & New Programs
Major Storms
The cooperative’s system has been decimated by significant ice storms at least 4 times in its history, during the years 1957, 1979, 2006/2007, and 2017.
On January 15, 2017, TCEC was hit by an ice storm that significantly damaged the eastern part of its service territory.
On April 29, 2017, a blizzard struck TCEC territory with high winds and wet accumulation, causing significant damage.
TCEC lost about 5,000 poles due to both 2017 storms.
The February 2021 weather event, also called the Deep Freeze or Winter Storm Uri, caused rotating outages and significant damage to TCEC’s wholesale power provider, Golden Spread Electric Cooperative.