Bridger Valley Electric Association

What Bridger Valley Electric Association does

Bridger Valley Electric Association, Inc. (BVEA) is a consumer-owned electric cooperative founded in 1938 and headquartered in Mountain View, Wyoming, operating within an exclusive service territory spanning the Bridger Valley region of southwest Wyoming near the towns of Lyman and Mountain View on Business Loop I-80. The cooperative's core business is the distribution of electricity to member owners across residential, small general service, large general service, industrial, irrigation and lighting rate classes, with revenue generated from monthly consumption-based charges and a $40 connect fee plus $150 residential deposit. Beyond electricity, BVEA operates a parallel broadband internet business offering fixed-wireless service from 30 Mbps to 400 Mbps (priced $49.95-$99.95 monthly) as well as WildBlue satellite internet on 12-month contracts, supported by a $5.95/month optional web content filtering add-on. The member interface is centralized on SmartHub, a web and mobile account management platform handling billing, hourly and daily energy usage monitoring, outage reporting, Auto Pay and paperless billing.

BVEA's business model is a non-profit cost-recovery cooperative: members are owners, excess margins are reinvested in infrastructure or returned as capital credits, and the cooperative is governed by an elected Board of Directors representing district-based membership constituencies. Operational leadership comprises a General Manager, Operations Manager, Engineering Services Manager, Finance Manager, Internet Manager and Office Manager. The cooperative supplements its utility business with a Net Metering program (enabling member-side solar generation with formal interconnection agreements), an Operation Round-Up charitable round-up program, and a 2025 Wyoming Wildfire Mitigation Plan addressing grid hardening in a fire-exposed service area. Customer acquisition and billing are direct-to-member through online applications, the SmartHub portal, office hours Monday-Thursday 7am-5:30pm, and 24/7 outage phone support. The technology stack is modest: SmartHub (standard utility billing/CRM) plus a Vantage Pro2 Plus weather station for real-time environmental monitoring — no AI, API, or proprietary software product is disclosed.

Name

Bridger Valley Electric Association

Legal name

Bridger Valley Electric Association, Inc.

Website

https://bvea.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bridger Valley Electric Association is a consumer-owned electric cooperative founded in 1938 that distributes electricity and broadband internet to residential, commercial and agricultural members across the Bridger Valley region of Wyoming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Utility Cooperative Services

NAICS

Electric Power Distribution (221122)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Electric utility services
• Rural broadband internet
• Consumer-owned cooperative
• Wireless internet services
• Net metering programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electric Energy Services: Providing safe, reliable, and affordable electric energy to member owners. Revenue generated through monthly electricity consumption charges based on rate schedules including residential, small general service, large general service, industrial, irrigation, and lighting service tiers.
2. Internet Services: Wireless internet services offered at multiple speed tiers (30Mbps to 400Mbps) with monthly subscription pricing. Also offers WildBlue satellite internet service with 12-month contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bridger Valley Electric Association distributes electricity to member-owners across its Bridger Valley, Wyoming service territory under rate schedules covering residential, small/large general service, industrial, irrigation, and lighting service tiers. The cooperative also sells broadband internet services spanning wireless tiers from 30 Mbps to 400 Mbps and WildBlue satellite internet on 12-month contracts, with members managing accounts via the SmartHub web and mobile platform.

Product overview

Bridger Valley Electric Association is a consumer-owned cooperative providing dual core offerings: electrical distribution services (including service connections, construction, wiring permits, and net metering) and internet services (wireless broadband from 30-400 Mbps plus satellite options). The company operates SmartHub, an account management platform enabling bill payment, usage monitoring, outage reporting, and Auto Pay. Additional services include net metering programs and Operation Round-Up, a community benefit program rounding up bills for local charitable causes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical Services Distribution of safe, reliable and affordable electric energy to member-owners in the Bridger Valley, Wyoming service territory, including service connections, construction applications, wiring permits and outage management across residential, small/large general service, industrial, irrigation and lighting rate schedules.
• Wireless Internet Services Wireless broadband internet offered at five speed tiers ranging from 30 Mbps to 400 Mbps with monthly subscription pricing and installation fees, intended for members in the cooperative's rural service territory who otherwise have limited high-speed internet options.
• WildBlue Satellite Internet Satellite-based internet service available on 12-month contracts in 25 MB, 50 MB and 100 MB download tiers, with a $300 installation fee, designed to provide connectivity to remote locations within the Bridger Valley service area where wireless broadband may not reach.
• SmartHub Online and mobile account management platform (web plus iOS/Android apps) that lets BVEA members pay bills, view billing history, monitor daily and hourly energy usage, report outages, manage notifications, set usage thresholds and enable Auto Pay and paperless billing.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Viasat: Satellite broadband provider whose predecessor WildBlue service BVEA resells to reach remote Wyoming locations. Partner/adjacent rather than competitor within BVEA's bundle, though the underlying satellite category competes with BVEA's wireless offering for rural subscribers.

Direct peers

• Powder River Energy Corporation: Wyoming-based consumer-owned electric cooperative serving rural members with electricity and broadband services. Directly comparable structure, geography, and dual electric+internet offering to BVEA.
• Lower Valley Energy: Wyoming consumer-owned cooperative delivering electric distribution and natural gas to members in the Star Valley region. Comparable cooperative structure, geographic scale, and member service orientation to BVEA.
• Tri-County Electric Association: Wyoming-based rural electric distribution cooperative serving agricultural and residential members. Same member-owned cooperative model and rural distribution profile as BVEA.
• Rise Broadband: Fixed wireless internet service provider focused on rural and small-town markets across the central U.S. Direct comparable on the rural broadband side of BVEA's business, competing for similar residential and small commercial subscribers.
• High Plains Power: Wyoming rural electric cooperative providing distribution service to members across a multi-county territory. Comparable consumer-owned cooperative model and rural Wyoming service profile to BVEA.

Emerging players

• Co-Mo Connect: Subsidiary of Co-Mo Electric Cooperative that built fiber-to-the-home broadband across a rural Missouri territory. Illustrative of the rural electric cooperative + broadband playbook that BVEA is pursuing at smaller scale.

Broad incumbents

• Black Hills Energy: Investor-owned utility providing electric and natural gas service across multiple states including Wyoming. Overlaps BVEA in Wyoming electric service but operates as a multi-state IOU rather than a member-owned cooperative.
• Rocky Mountain Power: Investor-owned utility (PacifiCorp subsidiary) serving Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah with regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution. Overlaps with BVEA in Wyoming service territory but is a much larger, multi-state IOU rather than a local cooperative.

Regional players

• Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative: Montana-based rural electric cooperative serving members with electricity and broadband. Comparable cooperative model and dual electric+broadband offering, but operating in a different state than BVEA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bvea.coop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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