Meade County RECC

What Meade County RECC does

Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (d/b/a Meade County RECC or MCRECC) is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric distribution cooperative providing regulated electricity service to over 31,000 member-consumers across six western Kentucky counties: Breckinridge, Meade, Ohio, Grayson, Hardin, and Hancock. The cooperative is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors elected by members from seven service districts and operates from two physical offices—a Brandenburg headquarters and a Hardinsburg satellite office. As a member-owner of Big Rivers Electric Corporation (BREC), a generation and transmission cooperative, Meade County RECC procures wholesale electricity and distributes it through its own infrastructure to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, including the Nucor Steel Brandenburg Facility. The cooperative is also part of the Touchstone Energy network, a nationwide brand serving over 27 million customers across 46 states.

The cooperative's core technology consists of an electric distribution grid supplemented by a multi-year AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) meter upgrade program contracted with LUTHAN Electric Meter Testing, a Net Metering tariff (Schedule 15) supporting member-owned renewable generation up to 45 kilowatts, and a National Joint Use Notification System (NJUNS) for managing third-party pole attachments. Member-facing technology includes native iOS and Android mobile applications for outage reporting, bill payment, and usage tracking, alongside an interactive outage map and an online self-service portal at secure.mcrecc.com.

Meade County RECC generates revenue primarily through monthly, usage-based kilowatt-hour charges across residential, commercial, and industrial rate classes, supplemented by transactional service fees (e.g., $35 connection fee, $40 meter-pole installation, 10% late-payment penalty) and recurring pole-attachment fees from telecommunications attachers. Commercial and industrial customers are courted through an Economic Development Incentive Rate offering up to 90% reduction on demand charges for qualifying large businesses, positioning the cooperative as an aggressive economic-development partner in its rural Kentucky territory. The December 2025 transition to President & CEO Kyle Heavrin from Marty Littrel marks the most recent leadership change in an organization that has operated continuously for decades.

Name

Meade County RECC

Legal name

Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation

Website

https://mcrecc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Meade County RECC is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric distribution cooperative delivering regulated electricity service to over 31,000 member-consumers across six western Kentucky counties, supplemented by AMI smart-meter infrastructure, net metering, a mobile app, and an Economic Development Incentive Rate for large commercial and industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Electric Cooperative Distribution

NAICS

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

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Rural electric cooperative
• Electric distribution services
• Residential electricity supply
• Commercial industrial power
• Member-owned utility

Headquarters

HQ city

Brandenburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Sales: Sale of electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Revenue is generated through kilowatt-hour consumption charges based on published rate schedules for each customer class.
2. Service Fees and Deposits: Various member charges including $35 connection fee, $40 meter pole installation, $25 returned checks, $180 tampering fee, $80 after hours service, and variable deposits based on service type.
3. Economic Development Incentive Rates: Competitive electric rate incentive discounts for qualifying large businesses, equivalent to 90 percent reduction on demand charges to attract and retain commercial/industrial customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Meade County RECC is a not-for-profit, member-owned rural electric cooperative that distributes electricity to more than 31,000 residential, commercial, and industrial member-consumers across six Kentucky counties. Its core offering is reliable electric distribution service sourced wholesale from Big Rivers Electric Corporation, supplemented by digital self-service tools (online bill pay, mobile app, outage map), net metering for distributed generation, levelized billing options, and pole attachment services for telecommunications attachers.

Product overview

Meade County RECC is a not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative providing electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial members across six Kentucky counties. The core offering is reliable electric distribution service, supplemented by digital self-service tools including online bill pay, a mobile app for iOS and Android, and an interactive outage map. Additional services include net metering for renewable energy systems, levelized billing options, pole attachment services for telecommunications companies, and energy conservation educational resources. The cooperative operates as a member-owned organization with seven elected board directors representing distinct service districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Electric Service Electric distribution service for residential member-owners, offering reliable electricity delivered across the cooperative's grid with various billing options including levelized billing, auto-pay, and e-billing.
• Commercial & Industrial Electric Service Electric distribution service for commercial and industrial customers with usage-based rate schedules and an Economic Development Incentive Rate offering up to 90 percent reduction on demand charges for qualifying large businesses.
• Net Metering Program Schedule 15 net metering program allowing members with solar or other renewable generation systems to receive credit for excess electricity exported to the grid, with a maximum rated capacity of 45 kilowatts.
• Pole Attachment Services Pole attachment permitting and management service for third-party communications companies, including make-ready work, ongoing attachment coordination, and online permit submission through the National Joint Use Notification System (NJUNS).

Quantifiable outcome

• 250,490+ hours without a lost-time incident
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Big Rivers Electric Corporation (BREC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeade County RECC is a member-owner of Big Rivers Electric Corporation, which serves as their wholesale electricity provider. BREC is a generation and transmission cooperative that generates electricity (primarily from coal) and transmits it to distribution cooperatives. BREC is jointly owned by three distribution cooperatives including Meade County RECC, Jackson Purchase Energy Corp., and Kenergy Corp.
• Touchstone EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeade County RECC is part of Touchstone Energy, a nationwide community of electric cooperatives. Touchstone Energy serves more than 27 million customers in 46 states, providing brand identity and cooperative network resources.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Salt River Electric Cooperative: Salt River Electric is a Kentucky distribution cooperative and Touchstone Energy member serving parts of central Kentucky. It operates under the same RUS/PSC framework as Meade County RECC with comparable AMI, net metering, and economic development programs for rural and small-town members.
• Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation: Jackson Purchase Energy is the third co-owner of Big Rivers Electric Corporation alongside Meade County RECC and Kenergy. It is a distribution cooperative serving rural western Kentucky with the same G&T supplier, board governance structure, and member-owned operating model.
• Inter-County Energy Cooperative: Inter-County Energy is a Kentucky distribution cooperative serving rural central Kentucky under the same member-owned, regulated distribution model. Comparable in scale, customer mix (residential, farm, small commercial), and reliance on wholesale G&T power.
• Kenergy Corp: Kenergy Corp is a Kentucky-based distribution electric cooperative co-owned with Meade County RECC in Big Rivers Electric Corporation. Both serve rural western Kentucky with similar member-owned distribution models, AMI rollouts, and economic development rate programs — making it the closest operational peer.
• Owen Electric Cooperative: Owen Electric Cooperative is a Kentucky-based Touchstone Energy-affiliated distribution cooperative serving a multi-county rural territory. Like Meade County RECC, it offers residential and C&I service, net metering, and member-owned governance, providing a strong operational analog within the same state regulatory environment.
• Blue Grass Energy Cooperative: Blue Grass Energy is a Kentucky distribution cooperative and NRECA/Touchstone Energy member serving central Kentucky. It shares the cooperative governance model, member-owned structure, multi-county rural service territory, and economic development focus comparable to Meade County RECC.
• South Kentucky RECC: South Kentucky RECC is one of Kentucky's larger distribution cooperatives and a Touchstone Energy affiliate. It offers directly comparable products — AMI, net metering, levelized billing, economic development rates — under the same PSC regulatory framework as Meade County RECC.

Broad incumbents

• Touchstone Energy Cooperatives: Touchstone Energy is the national brand network of more than 750 electric cooperatives serving 27M+ members across 46 states, of which Meade County RECC is an affiliate. It is a peer organization only at the network level, providing shared branding, marketing, and cooperative-to-cooperative programs that small co-ops leverage for scale.
• NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association): NRECA is the national trade association for approximately 900 U.S. electric cooperatives. Meade County RECC's CEO was recently elected NRECA Secretary-Treasurer, reflecting deep institutional involvement. NRECA is not a peer operator but the overarching industry body that shapes policy, training, and procurement for co-ops like Meade County RECC.

Others

• Big Rivers Electric Corporation: Big Rivers is the generation-and-transmission cooperative that serves as Meade County RECC's wholesale power supplier and is co-owned by Meade County RECC, Kenergy, and Jackson Purchase. It is an upstream partner rather than a direct competitor, but its generation mix, fuel costs, and capacity decisions directly determine Meade County RECC's cost of goods sold.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meade-county-rural-electric-cooperative-corporation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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