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Your Energy Cooperative

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The Energy Cooperative is an electric, natural gas and propane cooperative with more than 70,000 accounts serving members in east central Ohio. We do not have customers or shareholders. Cooperatives are owned by their members.

The Energy Cooperative proudly offers residential, business, commercial and industrial services.

Contact us today at 740-344-2102 or toll-free at 800-255-6815.

Licking Rural Electrification, Inc. (LRE) is an electric cooperative dedicated to providing safe and reliable electricity to members throughout central Ohio. As one of Ohio's electric cooperatives, LRE partners with Buckeye Power for electric generation. Their base load generation assets serve the day-to-day needs of Ohio Electric Cooperative members.

NGO Transmission provides firm gas delivery services for members of the National Gas and Oil Cooperative and Producers Gas Sales. With a robust network of pipelines and gas storage fields, NGO Transmission ensures reliable natural gas service for both affiliated and non-affiliated customers. The gas storage fields play a crucial role in balancing the pipeline system and can supply up to half of the daily energy requirements, reinforcing the reliability of our services.

Producers Gas Sales is an affiliate on-system marketing company for large commercial and industrial members. They specialize in arranging the acquisition and transportation of natural gas through the pipeline system specifically for our large consumers. This substantial volume of gas accounts for more than half of the natural gas sold or transported through NGO’s transmission and distribution systems, highlighting our commitment to meeting our member’s energy needs.

NGO Development Corporation owns wells that provide natural gas supply to the cooperative’s pipeline system. With over 40,000 acres of land leased for future oil and natural gas development, NGO Development is positioned in the wet gas and oil-producing region of the Utica shale. This acreage supports our commitment to ensuring a sustainable and reliable energy supply for the cooperative and its members.

About Us

In 1936, a group of farmers in Licking and Knox counties decided to take advantage of a federal program offered by the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) by forming an electric cooperative known as Licking Rural Electrification (LRE).

In October of 1998, Licking Rural Electrification, Inc. acquired National Gas & Oil Company and its subsidiaries, National Gas & Oil Corp., Producers Gas Sales, NGO Development Corp., NGO Transmission, Inc., and NGO Propane. The Energy Cooperative is the trade name used by LRE and its subsidiaries, which operate as separate corporations.

The Energy Cooperative now has more than 70,000 accounts. The majority of members live in Knox, Licking and Muskingum counties.

Our Mission

To provide safe and reliable energy to our member-owners with highly responsive service, consistent with the Cooperative Principles.

Our Vision

That our member-owners truly benefit from their membership in The Energy Cooperative, by receiving safe and reliable energy and highly responsive service at fair and reasonable prices. And that the communities we serve are enhanced due to our presence.

Important Documents for The Energy Cooperative

The Code of Regulations & Articles of Incorporation are governing documents for The Energy Cooperative. Provisions are set forth by the Board of Trustees and approved or amended by a vote of the membership at the Annual Meeting.

Your Energy Cooperative

Licking Rural Electrification (LRE)

National Gas & Oil (NGO)

NGO Propane (NGOP)

NGO Transmission (NGOT)

Producers Gas Sales, Inc. (Producers)

NGO Development (NGOD)

About Us

Our Mission

Our Vision

Code of Regulations

Articles of Incorporation

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement