CO-OP BASICS
HISTORY
THE GRID
CAREERS
ENERGY SMARTS
100
This type of business is owned by the people who use its services.
A Cooperative
100
The U.S. President helped create the REA.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
100
The network that delivers electricity from power plants to homes and businesses.
Electric Grid
100
The career most people think of when they think about electric cooperatives.
Lineman (lineworkers)
100
The unit used to measure electricity usage on your bill.
Kilowatt Hour (kWh)
200
Electric cooperatives operate on this basis rather than focusing on profits.
Not-for-profit
200
In the 1930s, approximately this percentage of rural homes lacked electricity.
90%
200
The three major steps electricity goes through before reaching your home.
Generation, Transmission, & Distribution.
200
This group is elected by members to govern the cooperative.
Board of Directors
200
This term describes electrical pressure.
Voltage
300
In a cooperative, each member gets this many votes.
One.
300
This organization helped finance rural electrification projects.
the Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
300
This system carries electricity long distances at high voltage.
Transmission
300
This person is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the cooperative.
General Manager or CEO
300
This term measures electrical flow.
Ampere/amperage/amp
400
These seven ideas guide how cooperatives operate.
The Cooperative Principles.
400
The modern cooperative movement began in this English town.
Rochdale
400
This piece of equipment increases or decreases voltage.
Transformer
400
This department helps members with bills, service requests, and questions.
Member Services
400
The three largest energy users in most homes.
Heating unit, Air conditioner, & Water Heater. (major appliances also accepted.)
500
This type of utility is owned by shareholders.
Investor-Owned
500
Twenty-eight of these workers started the Rochdale cooperative in 1844.
Weavers
500
The electric grid must stay balanced between these two things.
Supply & Demand
500
Name three careers besides linemen that can be found at an electric cooperative
Engineer, IT, Communications, Accounting, Dispatch, Mechanics, Right-of-Way, Safety, HR, etc.
500
Appliances that are left plugged in and still using electricity are called this.
Vampire Loads