Touchstone Energy
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Touchstone Energy Cooperatives is a cooperative federation
composed of over 660 local, consumer-owned utility cooperative
s in 46 of the 50 United States
. Touchstone Energy co-ops serve more than 30 million members. Electric utility cooperative
s distribute power for 75 percent of the U.S. land mass over 2.4 million miles of power lines.
Touchstone Energy was founded in 1998. Most of its members are also members of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
. The federation includes both generation and transmission cooperatives and distribution cooperatives.
Cooperative federation
A co-operative federation or secondary co-operative is a co-operative in which all members are, in turn, co-operatives.Historically, co-operative federations have predominantly come in the form of co-operative wholesale societies and co-operative unions...
composed of over 660 local, consumer-owned utility cooperative
Utility cooperative
A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members...
s in 46 of the 50 United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Touchstone Energy co-ops serve more than 30 million members. Electric utility cooperative
Utility cooperative
A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members...
s distribute power for 75 percent of the U.S. land mass over 2.4 million miles of power lines.
Touchstone Energy was founded in 1998. Most of its members are also members of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is the organization that represents over 900 electric cooperatives in the United States. Independent electric utilities are not-for-profit and are owned by their members...
. The federation includes both generation and transmission cooperatives and distribution cooperatives.