Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative

What Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative does

Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative (CCEC), founded in 1938 and headquartered in Port Orford, Oregon, is a member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving 14,024 members across Coos and Curry counties through 18,585 meters and 1,626 miles of power line. The cooperative sources all of its wholesale electricity from the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal hydropower portfolio, and is a member of PNGC Power, a generation and transmission cooperative serving 25 distribution cooperatives across the Northwest. CCEC's core product is electricity distribution, with adjacent member offerings including prepaid billing, net metering, energy conservation programs, EV charging support, capital credits, and community programs such as scholarships and a charitable foundation.

In recent years CCEC has executed a major infrastructure diversification through its wholly-owned subsidiary Beacon Broadband (BBI), which completed a six-year fiber network build in 2026 connecting 7,000+ homes and businesses to high-speed internet. The fiber network simultaneously serves as a secure communications backbone for CCEC's substations, enabling advanced metering with previous-day usage data, real-time outage mapping, and weather/wildfire monitoring stations. CCEC is also participating through PNGC Power and Kindle Energy in the development of an advanced natural gas combined-cycle plant in northern Idaho, expected online in 2032 with a hydrogen blending pathway, intended to diversify regional supply against hydropower variability.

CCEC's go-to-market is direct-to-member: residential and commercial members subscribe to electric service through member-owned cooperative billing (no external pricing transparency), and Beacon Broadband sells fiber internet subscriptions to residential, SMB, and mid-market customers within the service territory, with stated plans to expand into neighboring underserved communities. Revenue is recurring and subscription-based across both electricity and broadband, with a 2026 rate adjustment reflecting upstream wholesale cost pressure from federal court rulings affecting Columbia River dam hydropower. The cooperative is governed by an elected board of directors and is not publicly traded; margins are returned to members through capital credits.

Name

Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative

Legal name

Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Website

https://ccec.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric distribution cooperative founded in 1938, serving 14,024 members across Coos and Curry counties in Oregon through 18,585 meters and 1,626 miles of line, with subsidiary Beacon Broadband providing fiber internet to 7,000+ homes and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Utility Distribution

NAICS

Electric Power Distribution (221122), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Electric & Other Services Combined (4931)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Electric utility distribution
• Rural broadband services
• Fiber internet
• Member-owned cooperative
• Energy assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Orford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electric Utility Services: The cooperative generates revenue through electricity distribution to its members in Coos and Curry counties, Oregon. Members pay for electricity based on rate schedules including standard rates and prepaid billing options.
2. Broadband Services (Beacon Broadband): Through its subsidiary Beacon Broadband (BBI), the cooperative provides high-speed fiber internet services to over 7,000 homes and businesses in its service territory and expanding to neighboring underserved communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric distribution cooperative that distributes electricity to 14,024 residential and commercial members across Coos and Curry counties in Oregon through 18,585 meters and 1,626 miles of line. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Beacon Broadband (BBI), the cooperative also delivers high-speed fiber broadband internet to more than 7,000 homes and businesses across the South Coast service territory. Supporting offerings include prepaid billing, net metering, EV charging programs, energy conservation rebates, outage management, and capital credits patronage refunds.

Product overview

Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative operates as a member-owned electric utility providing electricity across Coos and Curry counties in Oregon. The company offers a unified electric services platform centered on reliable power delivery, with supplementary programs including prepaid billing, net metering, energy conservation, and EV charging. As a subsidiary, Beacon Broadband delivers high-speed fiber internet to over 7,000 homes and businesses across the service territory, leveraging the same fiber network infrastructure that connects all substations. The cooperative's product ecosystem integrates member services through an online account and mobile app portal with daily usage tracking, alongside community programs such as scholarships, charitable foundation support, and youth development initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electric Distribution Service Core electric utility service distributing electricity to 14,024 residential and commercial members across Coos and Curry counties, Oregon, through 18,585 meters over 1,626 miles of line; supports new service requests, new construction, and standard rate schedules.
• Beacon Broadband (Fiber Internet) High-speed fiber broadband internet service offered through CCEC's wholly-owned subsidiary Beacon Broadband (BBI), delivered over a fiber backbone that also connects CCEC substations. Currently serves more than 7,000 homes and businesses and is expanding into neighboring underserved communities.
• Prepaid Billing (Pre-Pay Power) Prepay electric billing program allowing members to pay for electricity in advance, with updates effective May 2026 providing a more consistent and predictable account experience.
• Net Metering Program Program allowing members with qualified renewable energy systems to offset their electricity costs by feeding generation back to the grid.
• EV Charging Program Electric vehicle charging program supporting members who own or are considering purchasing electric vehicles, including EV-related rate or infrastructure offerings.
• Energy Conservation and Rebate Programs Programs and tools including the Home Efficiency Tool, rebate programs, and energy assistance to help members reduce energy consumption and costs.
• Capital Credits (Patronage Refunds) Cooperative member benefit program returning margins to members as capital credits based on their patronage of electric service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 7,000 homes and businesses connected to fiber broadband through Beacon Broadband
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PNGC PowercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026PNGC Power is a generation and transmission cooperative that develops and manages power supply resources on behalf of its 25 member distribution cooperatives across the Northwest. CCEC is a member of PNGC Power and participates in the development of a new natural gas power plant in northern Idaho through this partnership, allowing CCEC to share costs and risk while gaining access to resources that support long-term reliability.
• Kindle EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Kindle Energy is developing an advanced natural gas combined-cycle plant in northern Idaho in partnership with PNGC Power. CCEC participates in this project through PNGC Power to diversify its power supply and strengthen ability to respond to grid stress conditions and demands in the Northwest.
• Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCEC currently receives all of its electricity from the Bonneville Power Administration. BPA's system is primarily hydropower, supported by other federal resources that contribute to the region's overall supply. This portfolio continues to meet CCEC's needs today and remains the primary resource for the communities the cooperative serves.
• Beacon BroadbandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeacon Broadband (BBI) is a subsidiary of Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative that provides high-speed fiber internet services. Over 7,000 homes and businesses are connected to BBI. The fiber network serves as a secure communications backbone for CCEC's electric system while expanding broadband access to rural communities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lane Electric Cooperative: Member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving Lane County, Oregon. Operates as a Touchstone Energy-affiliated rural co-op with comparable member base scale, distribution model, and regulatory framework to CCEC.
• Consumers Power Inc. Member-owned electric cooperative headquartered in Philomath, Oregon, serving Benton and surrounding counties. Similar size, distribution-only model, and member-services orientation to CCEC.
• Central Electric Cooperative: Member-owned electric distribution cooperative based in Redmond, Oregon, serving Central Oregon. Highly comparable in cooperative structure, rural distribution footprint, and PNGC Power membership with CCEC.
• Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: Member-owned rural electric cooperative in north-central Washington state. Comparable in service to remote Pacific Northwest communities, small-member distribution model, and PNGC-adjacent regional power supply dynamics.
• Umatilla Electric Cooperative: Oregon-based member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving rural Eastern Oregon. Comparable in cooperative governance, distribution-only model, and reliance on BPA and PNGC Power resources.
• Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative: Distribution cooperative serving Eastern Oregon with similar rural member base and Touchstone Energy affiliation. Operates comparable rate structures and member programs to CCEC.

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Power: Investor-owned utility (PacifiCorp subsidiary) serving parts of Oregon including the South Coast region adjacent to CCEC's territory. Broader geographic footprint and integrated generation-transmission-distribution model contrast with CCEC's distribution-only cooperative model.
• Portland General Electric: Large investor-owned vertically integrated utility serving western Oregon. Operates generation, transmission, and distribution across a much larger territory than CCEC and represents the dominant regulated utility benchmark in the state.
• Bonneville Power Administration: Federal power marketing administration supplying CCEC with 100% of its electricity. Operates the regional high-voltage transmission grid and bulk hydropower portfolio, making it the upstream incumbent shaping CCEC's wholesale costs.

Emerging players

• Co-Mo Connect: Broadband subsidiary of Co-Mo Electric Cooperative in Missouri - a recognized leader among electric cooperatives deploying fiber to members. Highly comparable business model to Beacon Broadband's fiber over electric co-op footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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