Big Rivers Electric Corporation is a member-owned, not-for-profit, generation and transmission cooperative (G&T) headquartered in Henderson, Kentucky. We provide wholesale electric power and services to three distribution cooperative members across 22 counties in western Kentucky. The member cooperatives are Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, headquartered in Paducah; Kenergy Corp., headquartered in Henderson; and Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, headquartered in Brandenburg. Together, they distribute retail electric power and provide other services to more than 116,000 homes, farms, businesses and industries. Incorporated in June of 1961, the mission of Big Rivers is to safely deliver low cost, reliable wholesale power and cost-effective shared services desired by the members.
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Big Rivers Electric Corporation is empowered by a mission to safely deliver reliable and affordable power and devoted to best serving our three Member- Owners—Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, Kenergy Corp, and Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation. While much has changed for our cooperative system and region during the past sixty years, our foundational principles of safety, sound financials, and community concern remain constant. Recent years have driven Big Rivers to adapt quickly to shifting environments and technology developments, and we can confidently report that 2022 was a year of significant progress. We are boldly establishing Big Rivers as a cooperative ready to seize growth opportunities for western Kentucky and successfully face the challenges of future decades. Safety has long been the leading principle for Big Rivers, marked by decades of employee-led safety initiatives and company recognition.
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