{"id":38088,"date":"2023-07-13T10:50:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T15:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/?page_id=38088"},"modified":"2023-12-19T23:25:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T05:25:27","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/about-us\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal mission-statement\"  id=\"row-369067713\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1984093889\" class=\"col align-col-inner-middle medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2093993572\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Mission Statement<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider fy b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Providing safe and reliable electric service while improving our communities where we live and serve.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2093993572 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-2093993572 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1984093889 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 30px 10px 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-501751345\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover image-full-height blue-angel x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1439041735\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/willie-wirehand.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/willie-wirehand.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/willie-wirehand-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/willie-wirehand-340x340.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1439041735 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-121757951\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-121757951 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section values-statement\" id=\"section_1372070409\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-small align-middle\"  id=\"row-369726053\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-348080883\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2636001855\" class=\"text dark-check\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Values Statement<\/h2>\n<p>We provide service excellence to our members and our employees by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Operating with respect, integrity, ethics, and fairness in all areas.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Communicating openly and honestly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Nurturing continuous improvement.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Caring for the communities we serve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-986964990\" class=\"col img-box medium-5 small-12 large-4 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 103px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-star.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:68px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_585043875\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:250px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-values.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color: rgba(40, 58, 106, 0.7)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_585043875 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1372070409 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1648403277\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1648403277 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section our-values-sec\" id=\"section_337502806\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-621949941\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>How We Operate<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-621949941 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-small align-equal\"  id=\"row-658767953\">\n<\/h2>\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1059735736\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 45px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-value-service.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h5>Service<\/h5>\n<p>We make service a high priority as part of our vision and our mission. It\u2019s what we do\u2026it\u2019s what we\u2019ve always done.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1854365794\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 38px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-value-integrity.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h5>Integrity<\/h5>\n<p>We perform our work with honesty and commitment all day, every day.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1419808994\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 43px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-value-excellence.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h5>Excellence<\/h5>\n<p>We have dedicated employees who are constantly looking for ways to provide you with quality service.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-907648137\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 48px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-value-community.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h5>Community<\/h5>\n<p>Our employees live in the communities they serve, and take pride in contributing in positive ways through community service and through charitable contributions.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_337502806 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1609652868\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1609652868 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-645766130\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-645766130 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal img-icon-box\"  id=\"row-876529027\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-417390187\" class=\"col img-box medium-2 small-12 large-1 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 107.78571428571px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-history-yellow.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:66px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover image-full-height x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_920535022\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-History.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-History.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-History-340x247.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color: rgba(40, 58, 106, 0.85)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_920535022 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_920535022 {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1274755197\" class=\"col align-col-inner-middle medium-10 small-12 large-11\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2372662225\" class=\"text dark-check\">\n\t\t\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>In 1938, electric power was a rare luxury in rural Texas. Local leaders formed Wood County Electric Cooperative to make it a reality. Our non-profit co-op&#8217;s goal was to provide affordable power to residents.<\/p>\n<p>With support from the federal Rural Electrification Agency, the first leaders enrolled 1,100 members at $5 each. The co-op then built the first 100 miles of power lines to deliver electricity.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1274755197 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 20px 10px 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-164706041\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-164706041 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section current-facts-sec\" id=\"section_523538427\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Current Facts<\/h2>\n<p>In the late 1930&#8217;s, the average electricity user powered one radio, 5 lights, an electric fan, a water pump and an iron. Wow! Times have changed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-small align-equal\"  id=\"row-1874907699\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1303667521\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 90px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-lightbulb.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Today\u2019s average home uses over 50 electronic devices, including a big-screen TV, electric toothbrush, and others.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-434288918\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 90px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-lightbulb.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Electricity now powers our conveniences, and the necessities of our lives.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_523538427 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1927198046\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1927198046 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2>Residential &amp; Business Service<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle the-coop-serves\"  id=\"row-737418382\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-684372462\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2963091891\" class=\"text para-m-b-0\">\n\t\t\n<p>The co-op serves:<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2963091891 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-2963091891 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-938286023\" class=\"gap-element clearfix show-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-938286023 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-938286023 {\n    padding-top: 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1270277180\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1617515035\" class=\"text yellow-check\">\n\t\t\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Long-time residents who\u2019ve lived here for decades<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Vacation homeowners enjoying area lake and other recreation\u00a0<\/strong><b>activities<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Various retail, industrial and farming businesses<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1617515035 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-1617515035 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-359688773\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-359688773 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section calling-in-sec various-industries\" id=\"section_1158925641\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<p>WCEC also provides power for various industries:<\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-1604513841\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1910261237\" class=\"col medium-9 small-10 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-944879137\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-stretch md:stack-col\">\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 22px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-hospitality-dark-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Hospitality<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 24px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-retail-dark-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Retail<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 22px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-farming-dark-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Farming<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box oli icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 20px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-oil-dark-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Oil<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-944879137 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-345591310\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-stretch md:stack-col\">\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 22px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-medical-dark-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Medical<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 22px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-municipal-dark-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Municipal<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 26px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-manufacturing-dark-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Manufacturing<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-345591310 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1158925641 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n#section_1158925641 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-power-services.jpg);\n}\n#section_1158925641 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 100% 50%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1467646722\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1467646722 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section border-and-radius\" id=\"section_133635597\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4111451077\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Member-Owned &amp; Operated<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4111451077 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1570394092\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1570394092 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-small align-center\"  id=\"row-1468471571\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-564284628\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2512288392\" class=\"text red-check\">\n\t\t\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Wood County Electric Cooperative is owned by the people it serves.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Rates are set for system operation and maintenance, not profit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1141358509\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4279841607\" class=\"text red-check\">\n\t\t\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Governance is by a 7-member board elected from and by the members.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Day-to-day activities are overseen by a board-appointed general manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_133635597 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1024448460\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1024448460 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"nav-tiles row align-center\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-tile col large-4 medium-6 small-12\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bylaws-Rev-Jan-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Member Bylaws (PDF)\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bylaws-book-ribbon-documents.svg\" alt=\"Member Bylaws (PDF)\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member Bylaws (PDF)<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-tile col large-4 medium-6 small-12\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/about-us\/who-we-are\/the-co-op-way\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"The Co-op Way\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-magazine.svg\" alt=\"The Co-op Way\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Co-op Way<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-tile col large-4 medium-6 small-12\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/about-us\/who-we-are\/alliances-partnerships\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Alliances & Partnerships\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/coop_network-people-circle-man-tie-linkedin.svg\" alt=\"Alliances & Partnerships\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alliances & 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