On December 2nd, from 5:00 a.m. until about noon, a system maintenance update will be performed on our billing system. All member data will be unavailable, including payments, account information, online outage reporting, and energy usage.
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The Journey of Your Electricity
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Power Supply Mix
Access Energy Cooperative purchases all our power from Northeast Missouri Power Electric Cooperative (see more information below), who in turn purchase their power from Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. Above is a chart of the mixture of fuels and renewable energy mix that makes up the power our members use.
Wind Energy Purchase Capacity for AECI
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Three Tiers Forms Strong System
Access Energy Cooperative is part of a three-tiered system that generates, transmits and brings the power to you, our members. Each tier participates with its own set of responsibilities.. This systems offers our members wholesale electric rates that are among the lowest in the United States. Our power supplier received high bond ratings from three separate rating agencies, engaged to assess its credit worthiness.
Distribution Cooperatives
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The system’s top tier is made up of 51 distribution cooperatives in Missouri, southern Iowa and Oklahoma.
Access Energy Cooperative—your cooperative—is a distribution cooperative.
for a map of Access Energy Cooperative’s service area.
Distribution Cooperatives provide electric service directly to consumer-members, including businesses, farms and households.
Distribution Cooperatives accept the responsibilities including:
- installation and maintenance of power lines from substations to consumer-members,
- planning for the future needs of their service area,
- working with communities to encourage economic development and
- helping their members learn to conserve energy.
