Welcome
Welcome to South Central Electric Association. We hope you will take time to learn about us and browse through some of our programs.
South Central Electric Association is an electric utility serving customers in south central Minnesota. We serve all of Cottonwood and Watonwan counties as well as portions of Martin, Blue Earth, Brown and Murray counties.
Our directors and 21 employees are dedicated to serving the electric needs of this area with reliable electrical energy and with outstanding service to our customers.
Members are the Cooperative
As a member you are a part owner of South Central Electric Association. The area served by South Central Electric has seven directors elected by the membership at the Annual Meeting. Directors serve a three year term.
The Board of Directors meet monthly to conduct the business of the Cooperative. They hire the General Manager who hires the Cooperative employees and manages the daily affairs of the Cooperative.
South Central Electric Association is a cooperative business; therefore, we credit any money the members pay over and above actual operating expense to each member's Capital Credit account. Your share of the Capital Credits for the year depends on the amount you have paid into the Cooperative that, year. South Central Electric retains your Capital Credits and uses that money as operating capital.
Each year you will receive a notice showing the amount of your Capital Credits for the past year.
Affiliations
We are members of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). We obtain all of our power from Cooperative Power (CP) and the Western Area Power Agency (WAPA).