The WREA exists to lead, unify, and support the efforts of its member electric cooperatives.

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The Wyoming Rural Electric Association (WREA) represents 11 electric power distribution cooperatives and three generation and transmission cooperatives that provide electricity to over 104,000 homes, businesses, ranches and farms across the state.

Wyoming’s rural electric cooperatives are a family, created to power and empower our communities. The origin story of the cooperatives is of neighbors banding together for the common good, bringing electricity to an area where there was none. Wyoming’s rural electric cooperatives continue to live with cooperative spirit through collective action, fostering economic growth and sustainability efforts to keep our grid – and our communities – strong.

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Cooperative Principles

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Voluntary and Open Membership

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Democratic Member Control

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Members’ Economic Participation

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Autonomy and Independence

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Education, Training & Information

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Cooperation Among Cooperatives

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Concern for Community

Statewide Cooperative Giving Numbers
2012-2022

$181.9M 

Capital Credits/Patronage Dividends Returned to Members

$45.3M

Property Taxes Paid  

$970K

Awarded from Operation Roundup Donations

$900K

Scholarship Funds Awarded  

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WREN Magazine

Keeping Wyoming Connected.

Since 1954, Wyoming Rural Electric News (WREN) Magazine has kept cooperative member-owners informed and inspired. Each month, WREN shares stories that celebrate Wyoming life and explore the issues shaping our rural communities.

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Our cooperatives, each governed by members, are rooted in community.

Our cooperatives, each governed by members, are rooted in community.