Organizational Information

Who We Are

As a small, local electric cooperative, Nobles Cooperative Electric knows
and serves the needs of its members who expect state-of-the-art technology, responsive service and reliable electricity.

Quick Facts

  • Number of active services: 7,730
  • Miles of power line: 2,292 (Underground = 1,283; Overhead = 1,009)
    • 56% are underground and 44% overhead
  • Average density per line: 3.04 services/mile
  • Number of employees: 24
  • Board members: 7
  • Towns served in additon to rural area: Avoca, Bigelow, Dovray, Ellsworth, Fulda, Lismore, Reading and Wilmont
  • Facilities: Slayton and Worthington
  • Anniversary date: June 2, 1936
  • Substations: 18
  • For every dollar paid to the cooperative, 61.8 cents is spent on wholesale power costs
  • Nobles Cooperative Electric has one of the lowest kilowatt-hour rates in Minnesota (91 percentile)
  • 15.07 percent of our members voted in the 2025 Nobles Cooperative Electric election.
  • $1,270,666 in Capital Credits Returned to Members in 2024
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Energy Sources

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