Carroll Electric Cooperative

What Carroll Electric Cooperative does

Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation is a member-owned, not-for-profit rural electric distribution cooperative headquartered in Berryville, Arkansas. Founded in 1937, the cooperative distributes electricity to more than 11,000 residential and commercial members within an exclusive service territory in Carroll County and surrounding areas, generating revenue through monthly subscription-style billing at rates the cooperative reports are 21% below the U.S. national average.

The cooperative's core technology is its owned distribution infrastructure (lines, substations, and a vegetation management program covering safety, reliability, cost, disaster response, efficiency, and environmental practices). Around this core, Carroll Electric has layered member-facing digital and service products including an eServices online portal, a branded mobile app, online outage reporting through outageentry.com, net metering for member-owned renewables, levelized billing, security lighting, energy audits, and an Energy Star partnership. In October 2025, the cooperative extended into utility-scale renewable procurement via a 25-year power purchase agreement with Today's Power Inc. for a 3-megawatt solar array at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, projected to save XNA over $100,000 annually.

The business model is a regulated rural electric cooperative: members are owners, margins are allocated back as patronage capital rather than returned to outside equity holders, and capital expenditures are funded primarily through U.S. Department of Agriculture rural utilities programs (a $432 million USDA facility was recorded on 2024-12-11). The go-to-market is direct utility service within the franchise territory, supported by website content, the Arkansas Living Magazine, community rooms, and 24/7 phone customer service, with no AI-driven sales or service capabilities disclosed.

Name

Carroll Electric Cooperative

Legal name

Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation

Website

https://carrollecc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation is a member-owned rural electric distribution cooperative based in Berryville, Arkansas, serving 11,000+ residential and commercial members across Carroll County with electricity distribution, net metering, energy audits, and a new 3 MW solar PPA at XNA airport.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Utility Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Utilities (22)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Electric Cooperatives (Rural/Member-Owned Utilities) (EUADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Green Tariffs & Utility Renewable Supply Programs (EUAGADAJ), Utility-Integrated Distributed Energy Resources (DER) & Non-Wires Alternatives (EUACALAF), Renewable Distributed Generation (Rooftop/Onsite Solar, Small Wind, Small Hydro) (EUACALAJ)

Keywords

• Electric utility services
• Cooperative electricity distribution
• Member-owned power
• Residential energy services
• Net metering programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Berryville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carroll Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric utility cooperative that distributes electricity to residential and commercial members across Carroll County and surrounding areas of Arkansas. The cooperative offers core electric service along with programs for net metering, security lighting, energy audits, levelized billing, and renewable energy procurement, including a 3-megawatt solar array at Northwest Arkansas National Airport via a power purchase agreement with Today's Power Inc.

Product overview

Carroll Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric utility cooperative providing electricity distribution services to residential and commercial members in Carroll County, Arkansas. The cooperative offers a core electric service along with various add-on programs and modules including online account management (eServices), net metering for renewable energy systems, security lighting, levelized billing options, energy audits, a mobile app, and vegetation management services. The cooperative also participates in solar energy programs through power purchase agreements and maintains a partnership with Energy Star to promote energy efficiency among its members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electric Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Rates are 21% lower than the National Average

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Today's Power Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2025Today's Power Inc. provides a 25-year power purchase agreement for the 3-megawatt solar array at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA). This partnership helps offset electricity costs for XNA, projecting to save over $100,000 annually. This indicates a strategic partnership in renewable energy procurement.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative: Arkansas electric distribution cooperative headquartered in Magnolia. Comparable in size, cooperative structure, and rural Arkansas service territory.
• Ozarks Electric Cooperative: Member-owned distribution electric cooperative operating in northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri. Closely comparable in cooperative structure, rural service territory, and member-facing service offerings to Carroll Electric.
• Craighead Electric Cooperative Corporation: Northeast Arkansas member-owned electric cooperative. Comparable cooperative structure, rural-urban mixed service territory, and similar member service programs including net metering and energy audits.
• First Electric Cooperative Corporation: Arkansas-based member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving multiple counties in central Arkansas. Directly comparable in business model, regulatory environment, and member service mix.
• Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corporation: Southwest Arkansas member-owned electric cooperative. Comparable cooperative governance, rural distribution model, and member service portfolio.
• Petit Jean Electric Cooperative: Arkansas rural electric distribution cooperative headquartered in Clinton. Comparable in scale, cooperative governance, and rural distribution model.
• Mississippi County Electric Cooperative: Arkansas electric distribution cooperative serving Mississippi County. Comparable in cooperative structure and rural distribution operations, with a more industrial-leaning load mix.
• Woodruff Electric Cooperative: East-central Arkansas electric distribution cooperative. Closely aligned in cooperative model, rural Arkansas service footprint, and member-facing programs.

Regional players

• Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative: Generation-and-transmission cooperative serving distribution co-ops in Missouri and surrounding states. Relevant regional comparability as a wholesale supplier and broader cooperative ecosystem participant in Carroll Electric's broader region.

Others

• Today's Power Inc. Arkansas-based renewable energy provider and Carroll Electric's PPA partner on the XNA 3-MW solar array. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler for distributed renewables in the cooperative's service region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carroll-electric-cooperative-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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