Mission Statement
Be the unrivaled resource for Montana’s electric cooperatives, focusing on government advocacy, communications and safety and education training.
Not-For-Profit, Statewide Trade Association
The Montana Electric Cooperatives’ Association is a not-for-profit, statewide trade association representing:
3
generation and transmission cooperatives
25
consumer-owned electric distribution cooperatives
MECA is based in Great Falls
Each cooperative is customer-owned, locally controlled and not-for-profit
400,000
Montanans served
Electric cooperatives provide electricity service to more than 400,000 Montanans.
56
Montana counties
The cooperatives’ service areas cover all 56 Montana counties.
48,000
Miles of distribution power lines
Collectively, Montana’s electric cooperatives own and operate more than 48,000 miles of distribution power lines in Montana.
133,000
Monthly copies of Rural Montana Magazine
MECA is the publisher for Rural Montana magazine, the state’s largest circulation publication at 133,000 copies each month.
Statistics
187407
Total Members Served
3.3
Members per Mile
5470711626
Resale KWH Sold
4.5
Meters per Mile
57543.5
Miles of Line
813
Total Employees
263643
Total Meters Served