Best Practice Guide

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Lighting

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RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Return to list of terms

A nonprofit, customer-owned electric utility that distributes power in a rural area. As of June 1990, there are three rural electric cooperatives in California: -Anza Electric Cooperative in Anza, Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative in Portola, Sunrise Valley Electrification Corporation in Alturas

Source: California Energy Commission