Buckeye Power, Inc. (BPI) is Ohio’s generation and transmission cooperative, providing power to the 24 Ohio-based electric cooperatives and Midwest Energy, based in Cassopolis, Michigan.

Formed in 1959, Buckeye Power is focused on providing reliable, affordable electricity to member co-ops, who then distribute it to nearly 400,000 homes and businesses in the state of Ohio.

Buckeye Power owns a diverse portfolio of base load and peaking facilities, outfitted with best-in-class environmental controls. BPI is also committed to researching and investing in economically sustainable sources of renewable power.

Additionally, Buckeye Power provides engineering services to member cooperatives and assists them with load management, marketing and economic development.

Owned and governed by the cooperatives it serves, Buckeye Power is dedicated to providing its member cooperatives with affordable and responsibly-produced power.

Twenty-five electric cooperatives serve members in the state of Ohio. Collectively Ohio's Electric Cooperatives serve more than 380,000 homes and businesses in 77 of Ohio's 88 counties.

Additionally, Harrison Rural Electrification Association in Clarksburg, W.Va. is an associate member of Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc.

By the 1930s, cities across the United States had been transformed into modern engines of commerce and culture thanks to electric service.

But rural Americans remained in the dark.

That changed on May 11, 1935, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Rural Electrification Administration, which sought to expand electric service beyond the country’s metropolitan areas.

From this action arose Ohio’s electric cooperatives, which rapidly signed up new members and built the needed infrastructure to serve farms and households across the state.

In 1941, Ohio’s electric cooperatives established a statewide services organization to foster collaboration and to advocate on their behalf. And in 1959, they joined together to supply their members with affordable power.

Today, 25 electric cooperatives serve more than 380,000 homes and businesses in 77 of Ohio’s 88 counties — guided by the seven principles upon which they were founded.

Together, we are Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives.

CO-OP PRINCIPLES

Electric cooperatives are guided by seven core principles that form the basis of the cooperative business model.