SULPHUR SPRINGS VALLEY ELECTRIC

Participates in a voluntary federal program to track power-related avian injuries and fatalities, implements raptor protection on all new construction, retrofits older poles with protection, uses nesting deterrents, and relocates active nests from poles to safe areas.

Participates in a federal program to track and prevent avian injuries and fatalities, changing construction standards to include raptor protection on new structures, retrofitting older poles, and relocating active nests.

Provides electricity to over 60,000 services through approximately 4,100 miles of energized distribution lines, serving more than 59,000 meters across a service area of over 5,700 square miles, making it the largest electric cooperative in Arizona.

Provides electricity to over 60,000 services through approximately 4,100 miles of energized distribution lines, serving more than 59,000 meters across a 5,700 square mile service area in Arizona.

Offers free energy audits to its members to help them manage their energy consumption.

Offers free energy audits to members to help them manage their energy consumption.

Reduces reliance on coal for energy production, decreasing it from over 80% in 2016 to 26% in 2024, while increasing hydropower, natural gas, and solar power in its energy mix.

Reduced energy production from coal from over 80% in 2016 to 25.1% in 2018 and 26% in 2024, while increasing hydropower from 5.2% to 6.2-6.3%, natural gas from 3% to over 40.7-43%, and solar power to over 7-12% of its energy mix, including a second large solar field with battery backup.

Offers a mobile application for members to pay bills, manage accounts, and receive real-time notifications.

Provides a mobile application for members to pay bills, manage accounts, and receive real-time notifications.

Allocates annual surplus revenues to member accounts as Membership Equity, which is retired approximately 25 years later via checks or bill credits, including processing claims for deceased members' estates.

Allocates annual surplus revenues to member accounts as Membership Equity, which is retired approximately 25 years after it is earned via checks or bill credits. This includes processing claims for deceased members' equity.

Installs solar shade structures at all area schools, allowing the schools to retain the produced electricity.

Installed solar shade structures at all area schools, allowing the schools to keep the produced electricity.

Sponsors six high school juniors annually for all-expense-paid trips to Washington, DC.

Sponsors six high school juniors annually for all-expense-paid trips to Washington, DC.

Provides free marketing for participating retailers and service providers to over 50,000 members through bill inserts, newsletters, and Currents magazine.

Offers discounts on health and wellness, travel and entertainment, safety and security, local deals, national discounts, and insurance through the Co-op Connections program.

Awards thirty $3,000 scholarships annually to graduating high school seniors in the cooperative's service area.

Offers members discounts on various categories including health, wellness, travel, entertainment, and local deals, while providing free marketing for participating retailers to over 50,000 members.

Awards thirty $3,000 scholarships annually to graduating high school seniors within its service area.