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]

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation

Type	Nonprofit utility cooperative
Founded	July 11, 1949
Headquarters	Little Rock, Arkansas , United States
Products	Electricity
Operating income	$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

• Official website

References

1. "About Us". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
2. "Carl E. Bailey Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
3. "Carl S. Whillock Hydroelectric Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
4. "Clyde T. Ellis Hydroelectric Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
5. "Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas Hydropower Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
6. "Elkins Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
7. "Flint Creek Power Plant". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
8. "Fulton CT1 Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
9. "Harry L. Oswald Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
10. "Independence Steam Electric Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
11. "John L. McClellan Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
12. AECC leases this facility.
13. "John W. Turk, Jr. Power Plant". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
14. "Magnet Cove Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
15. "Thomas B. Fitzhugh Generating Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
16. "White Bluff Steam Electric Station". Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
17. "AECC announces energy pact to purchase Oklahoma wind power". Talk Business. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
18. "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.
19. "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.