October Is Co-op Month

President Franklin Roosevelt’s Rural Electrification Administration in 1935 provided the funding for coops to build infrastructure for distributing electric power beyond cities and towns.

In 1938 Lamb County Electric Cooperative was established for the purpose of making life better for the community, and today it continues to strive for that purpose.

It is committed to providing safe, reliable electric service at the lowest practical cost. LCEC maintains a well-trained, quality work force to meet the changing needs of its membership.

Its service area extends through Lamb, Hockley, Castro, Bailey, Hale, and Cochran counties. While its network of members is constantly expanding, it presently provides approximately 11,154 meters to approximately 2,365 members over 3,201 miles of energized line.

As an electric cooperative, its mission is to serve the members and support the local communities––an especially critical mission in recent months. One of the seven principles that guides all co-ops is “concern for community.” Lamb County Electric Cooperative’s principles set them apart from other electric utilities.

October is National Co-op Month, and electric cooperatives across the country are highlighting the many ways they “Power On.” Keeping this theme in mind, LCEC recognizes the essential role it plays in serving its unique communities.

Who would have imagined in March that COVID-19 would amount to a test of our local communities and our nation? The changing circumstances due to the pandemic have challenged everyone to operate differently, and LCEC continues to go forward, even in these challenging times.

The Cooperative has seen other local businesses rising to meet similar challenges because that is what they do. While COVID-19 has impacted every area of people’s lives, LCEC is encouraged to see how everyone is pulling together.