A&N Electric Cooperative

A&N Electric Cooperative (ANEC) is a utility cooperative that distributes electricity to Accomack and Northampton counties in the state of Virginia along with Smith Island in Maryland. The cooperative, which was founded in 1940, is headquartered in Tasley, Virginia.[2] It is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative and a member of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), an electric generation and transmission cooperative.

A&N Electric Cooperative
Cooperative
Founded1940
HeadquartersTasley, Virginia, United States [1]
Key people
Butch Williamson
(President and CEO)
Penny M. Fowler
(CFO and CAO)
Websitehttp://www.anec.com/

Electricity

ANEC distributes electricity to Accomack and Northampton counties in the Eastern Shore region of Virginia and Smith Island in Maryland, in the southern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula.[3] The cooperative serves a total of 33,000 members.[4] As an electric cooperative, ANEC is owned by the members who it provides electricity to.[5] ANEC is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative and a member of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), an electric generation and transmission cooperative serving 11 member distribution cooperatives in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.[6][7]

History

ANEC was founded in 1940 as a nonprofit, member-owned electric cooperative. In 2008, Delmarva Power sold its service area in the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, which consisted of 22,000 customers, to ANEC and ODEC for $44 million.[4]

References
  1. "A&N Electric Cooperative". Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. "A&N Electric Cooperative". Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. "About A & N Electric". A&N Electric Cooperative. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  4. Parsons, Kye (January 2, 2008). "Delmarva Power Completes Sale of Virginia Operations". Salisbury, MD: WBOC-TV. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  5. "Cooperative Principles". A&N Electric Cooperative. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  6. "Our Members". Old Dominion Electric Cooperative. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  7. "Overview". Old Dominion Electric Cooperative. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
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