Bluebonnet is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the state. Since 1939, we've been committed to providing safe, reliable and affordable power to our neighbors in 14 Central Texas counties. Today, we're among the most progressive, technologically advanced utility companies in the country.

75 Years of Power, People and Progress

In the 1930s, big cities in Texas had already enjoyed the benefits of electricity for several decades. The rural towns, however, were still in the dark. In 1939, all that changed when the electric cooperative that would become Bluebonnet brought power to the farms, ranches and communities across Central Texas.

BLUEBONNET TIMELINE: The path of power in Central Texas

To celebrate our 75th anniversary, in 2014, we featured a number of articles to share our story of 75 years of power, people, and progress.  Click on the links below to read more.

HISTORY OF BLUEBONNET COOPERATIVE:

• 75 YEARS OF POWER: Bluebonnet's story in 2014

• THE POWER BROKER: Lyndon B. Johnson

• THE GRAND GATHERINGS: Annual meetings of cooperative members across Central Texas

• THE COOPERATIVE WAY: Model of business spans the globe

• A LEADER AND A GENTLEMAN: Henry Umscheid

• ENGINEERING THE EVOLUTION OF BLUEBONNET: Jim Wolf on solving problems then and now

• CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY: Bluebonnet programs lend a hand in many ways

• BLUEBONNET'S GENERAL MANAGER MARK ROSE: All about the members

HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY IN CENTRAL TEXAS: 

• NOW THAT'S A BRIGHT IDEA: How the light bulb changed everything

• LIFE AND LIGHT ON THE FARM: Electric power made for better farming

• BETTER LIVING THROUGH ELECTRICITY: When appliances came to Central Texas

• TASTY TRADITIONS: Electricity made these recipes possible

• POWER PREDICTIONS: Facts, theories, and outside-the-box theories on the future of electricty

LONGTIME MEMBER PROFILES: 

• Camp Swift

• Koenig & Strickland Funeral Home

• Salt Flat Pipe and Supply

• Brenham Country Club

• Saints Peter and Paul Mission

• Burton State Bank

• Prairie Lea Independent School District

• City of Manor

• City Meat Market, Giddings

• Martindale's Post Office