ANEC cannot alone adequately represent your investment
at the state and federal levels, so we hold memberships
in several associations which can and do protect your interests.
The
Virginia, Maryland
and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC)
is a statewide service association of fifteen distribution
cooperatives. The staff directs state legislative efforts,
assists in power supply problems, and directs cooperative
employee training and safety programs. Other members of
VMDAEC include:
ANEC is also a member of the
National
Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) which is
the national service organization dedicated to representing
the national interests of consumer-owned cooperative electric
utilities and the consumers they serve. Approximately 900
NRECA members are electric distribution systems.
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
(ODEC) was formed by twelve electric cooperatives located
in Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, including ANEC, for the
main purpose of reducing the cooperative's dependence on private
power suppliers for our power needs.
Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) is a federal lending agency from which cooperatives
can obtain part of their loans for plant expansion. These
are not federal grants, but loans to be repaid with interest.
National Rural Utilities
Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) is a privately-owned,
non-governmental organization that provides state-of-the-art
financial products and business management services to more
than 1,050 electric cooperative owners across the United States.
These systems serve an estimated 32 million ultimate users
of electricity.
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