Sac-Osage Electric Cooperative

What Sac-Osage Electric Cooperative does

Sac-Osage Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric distribution utility incorporated in Missouri in 1940 and headquartered in El Dorado Springs. It provides electric service to approximately 9,000 residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural irrigation members across nine counties in southwestern Missouri (Barton, Benton, Cedar, Dade, Henry, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair, and Vernon), operating more than 2,400 miles of distribution line and 11,000 meters with a staff of 36 full-time employees. The cooperative is governed by a nine-member elected board of directors representing nine voting districts, with one-member-one-vote governance per cooperative bylaws.

The cooperative's core product is electric distribution across multiple rate classes, including Rate-60 Residential & Small Commercial (on-peak/off-peak demand charges, effective April 1, 2024), Rate-3 Three-Phase Service for loads exceeding 75kW, Rate-5 Irrigation, Rate-70 Seasonal, Rate-80 Net Metered for distributed generation under Missouri Section 386.890, Rate-90 Multi-Phase, and Rate-1 Time-of-Use Commercial. Member-facing services are delivered primarily through the SmartHub online portal and mobile application, which provide bill payment, daily and hourly usage tracking, and email/text outage notifications, supplemented by an outage map, a call center, and a website. Payment options include online bill pay, automatic withdrawal, budget billing, and a prepaid energy option. Adjacent offerings include energy-efficiency rebates (heat pumps, smart thermostats, EV charging stations, insulation, audits), a revolving loan program, capital credit retirements, Operation Round-Up charitable contributions, and youth education programs. A fiber internet partnership with Conexon Connect extends the product surface into broadband.

The business model is a regulated cooperative revenue structure: the cooperative generates revenue from usage-based electricity sales (kWh charges, demand charges, and service availability fees), then returns surplus margins to members as capital credits rather than distributing them to shareholders. In 2024, the cooperative authorized $1.4M in capital credit distributions for years 2005, 2006, and part of 2007. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer service delivery within the franchise territory, with no resellers or third-party intermediaries. A $19.3M USDA loan in August 2023 supports ongoing infrastructure investment.

Name

Sac-Osage Electric Cooperative

Legal name

Sac Osage Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Website

https://sacosage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sac-Osage Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility serving approximately 9,000 residential, commercial, industrial, and irrigation members across nine counties in southwestern Missouri, operating 2,400+ miles of distribution line.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Electric Distribution

NAICS

Electric Power Distribution (221122), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail Electric Providers / Competitive Distribution Utilities (where applicable) (EUADABAE), Green Tariffs & Utility Renewable Supply Programs (EUAGADAJ)

Keywords

• Rural electric utility
• Electric distribution
• Cooperative electricity
• Energy distribution services
• Member-owned utility

Headquarters

HQ city

El Dorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Electric Energy Sales: Revenue generated from electricity distribution to approximately 9,000 residential, commercial, and irrigation customers across 9 Missouri counties. Rates include service availability charges, demand charges, and energy costs per kWh.
2. Capital Credits: As a not-for-profit cooperative, revenues in excess of operating costs are allocated back to members as capital credits. In 2024, the cooperative retired capital credits of $1,400,000 for years 2005, 2006, and part of 2007.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sac-Osage Electric Cooperative distributes electricity to approximately 9,000 residential, commercial, irrigation, and industrial members across nine counties in southwestern Missouri through more than 2,400 miles of power lines and 11,000 meters. As a not-for-profit cooperative, it offers multiple rate classes (residential, three-phase commercial, irrigation, net metered, and time-of-use), customer payment options (Auto Pay, Budget Billing, Prepaid Energy), energy efficiency rebates, and capital credits that return surplus margins to members.

Product overview

Sac-Osage Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility serving approximately 9,000 members across 9 counties in southwestern Missouri. The cooperative operates over 2,400 miles of line with 11,000 meters, employing 36 full-time staff. The core product offering centers on electric service delivery across multiple rate classes (Rate-60 Residential, Rate-3 Three-Phase, Rate-5 Irrigation, Rate-90 Multi-Phase, and Rate-1 Time-of-Use). Customer-facing services are primarily delivered through the SmartHub online portal, which provides billing, payment, and usage tracking functionality. Payment options include Online Bill Pay, Auto Pay, Budget Billing, and a Prepaid Energy Option. The cooperative also offers energy efficiency programs including rebate incentives for heat pumps, smart thermostats, EV charging stations, and home improvements. A fiber internet partnership with Conexon Connect provides broadband services. Member benefit programs include Capital Credits retirements, an Operation Round-Up charitable program, a Revolving Loan Program, and youth programs (Youth Tour & CYCLE). The cooperative also supports distributed generation through net metering agreements for renewable energy producers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electric Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Capital credit distributions of $1,400,000 authorized in 2024 for years 2005, 2006, and part of 2007

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Conexon ConnectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSac-Osage Electric Cooperative has partnered with Conexon Connect to provide high-speed fiber internet service to members in their service area. The partnership allows members to check availability and sign up for fiber internet service through the co-op.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Co-Mo Electric Cooperative: Member-owned rural distribution cooperative in central Missouri offering electric and broadband services. Comparable in cooperative structure, capital credits model, and member engagement programs.
• Associated Electric Cooperative: Generation & Transmission (G&T) cooperative serving Sac-Osage and other rural distribution co-ops across Missouri, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Directly comparable member-owned rural electric cooperative model with similar capital credit structure.
• White River Valley Electric Cooperative: Touchstone Energy member-owned distribution cooperative serving rural Missouri, including fiber broadband services. Comparable member-owned distribution utility with similar scale and service profile.
• Southwest Electric Cooperative (Missouri): Rural electric distribution cooperative serving southwest Missouri counties adjacent to Sac-Osage's territory. Direct peer in member-owned distribution utility model with similar Touchstone Energy affiliation.
• Ozark Electric Cooperative: Member-owned rural distribution cooperative serving southwest Missouri. Comparable customer mix (residential, commercial, irrigation) and similar operational scale to Sac-Osage.
• Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative: Missouri-based G&T cooperative supplying distribution co-ops in southwest and central Missouri, the same region as Sac-Osage. Closely comparable generation, transmission, and wholesale supply function for rural electric distribution members.
• Central Missouri Electric Cooperative: Member-owned distribution cooperative serving rural members in central Missouri with similar rate classes, capital credits retirements, and Touchstone Energy branding. Direct horizontal peer in distribution utility operations.

Others

• Conexon Connect: Strategic partner fiber ISP serving rural electric cooperative members. Comparable as enabling broadband extension across rural cooperatives; included to capture the fiber partnership dimension of Sac-Osage's roadmap.
• Touchstone Energy Cooperatives: National branding and services alliance of 750+ member-owned electric co-ops. Comparable through shared cooperative model, members-first mission, and marketing/community program structure.
• National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC): Financing partner for U.S. rural electric cooperatives. Comparable as ecosystem capital partner providing loans and capital credits financing to distribution co-ops including Sac-Osage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ConexonConnect
• Xx.com/SacOsage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sac-osage-electric-co-op

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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