You're not a customer, you're a member.

Co-ops operate differently than most businesses. We are a member-owned businesses, which means you and your neighbors actually own your electric utility. The membership of the cooperative consists of everyone who receives electricity from us.

Capital Credits

Members share in the ownership of the cooperative when profits are returned through capital credits. Members share in the governance of the cooperative when they elect other members to serve as representatives on the Board of Directors.

You Have a Voice

The cooperative’s Board of Directors is a group of member-consumers just like you, and, in fact, you can run for a seat on the board yourself if you’d like to. When the directors’ terms expire, the cooperative will hold an election—and you will get to vote. So the cooperative is governed by its members who make up the board of directors, which are elected by you. Take advantage of the opportunity to participate as a member-owner of Pella Cooperative Electric by attending our Annual Meeting and voting in the board election.

Local Control

Cooperatives have their roots in their local communities, so they never sell stock. That way, members retain local control.

View the latest membership perks below at the 2023 Membership Guide!

What Sets Us Apart

We were built by the communities we serve, belong to the communities we serve and are led by consumers like you. As a member-owned co-op, we follow the Seven Cooperative Principles.

7 Cooperative Principles

Touchstone Energy

Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives is a national network of electric cooperatives across 46 states that provides resources and leverages partnerships to help cooperatives better engage and serve their members. By working together, Touchstone Energy cooperatives stand as a source of power and information to their 32 million member-owners every day.

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We Give Back

Pella Cooperative Electric is a not-for-profit electric co-op and we belong to the communities we serve. Which means we're not in the business of making profits, we're in the business of serving you, our member. We return margins in the form of capital credits - paid directly to our members as a bill credit.

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