Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives

Name

Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives

Legal name

Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives

Website

https://alec.coop

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Member Dues and Services: ALEC generates revenue through membership dues and service fees from its member electric cooperatives. As a non-profit organization, it provides services including communications, governmental affairs, regulatory affairs, training programs, safety services, and emergency coordination to member cooperatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ALEC is a non-profit statewide trade association representing seven electric distribution cooperatives in Louisiana. Its core offering is a bundled suite of member services covering state and federal governmental and regulatory affairs representation, safety and loss control training (including lineman training programs), emergency assistance and mutual aid coordination, monthly cooperative publications, youth leadership programs, director education, and energy efficiency resources. Revenue is generated primarily through member cooperative dues, with supplemental income from directory advertising.

Product overview

The Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives (ALEC) is a non-profit organization that does not offer a unified software product, but rather provides a comprehensive suite of cooperative support services to Louisiana's electric distribution cooperatives. The organization delivers member services including the monthly Co-op Monthly Magazines and Louisiana Country magazine, youth development through the Youth Tour program, energy efficiency resources via the Energy Saver program, and safety/loss control services including lineman training modules. Additional offerings encompass emergency assistance coordination, director training programs, and the ALEC Directory publication. These services collectively support approximately 1 million citizens across 50 of Louisiana's 64 parishes through member cooperatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Tour Annual youth leadership program that takes Louisiana high school students to Washington, D.C. to learn about government and the electric cooperative industry; directed by ALEC's Communications Coordinator.
• Co-op Monthly Magazines General-interest monthly magazine distributed to cooperative members covering energy topics, cooperative news, and community information.
• Louisiana Country Magazine Monthly magazine published for Louisiana electric cooperative members featuring feature stories and cooperative news; available for vendor advertising.
• Energy Saver Program Energy efficiency program that helps consumers find new ways to improve efficiency and provides reliable, objective information about energy use.
• Safety & Loss Control Services Safety training programs, presentations, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange safety documents, Zero Contacts program, accident reporting, and loss control support for member electric cooperatives.
• Emergency Assistance Coordination Statewide emergency work plan coordination, contractor coordination, storm information, mutual aid coordination, and emergency assistance request services for disaster response across member cooperatives.
• Louisiana Lineman Training Program Multi-level training program for line workers covering Modules I through IV at apprentice and journeyman levels (1-5 and 6-10), including live-line training, bucket truck training, underground school, and right-of-way schools.
• ALEC Directory System-wide directory distributed to cooperative directors, employees, and business partners containing member cooperative contact information; supports paid advertising.
• Director Training Programs Educational programs for cooperative board members including the Understanding the Electric Business course, CFO Director Training, and regional director meetings.
• Member Engagement Services Coordination of member engagement, annual meeting planning, vendor registration, and cooperative employee registration support for member cooperatives.

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNRECA is the national trade association representing electric cooperatives. ALEC works with NRECA for education, training credits, conferences, and professional development programs including Certified Loss Control Professional certification and Certified Cooperative Communicator designation.
• Louisiana Public Service CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALEC represents member electric cooperatives before the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC), which regulates public utilities including electric cooperatives. ALEC coordinates regular B&E meetings with LPSC for its member cooperatives.
• Federated Rural Electric Insurance ExchangecoreOthersFederated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange provides insurance services to rural electric cooperatives. ALEC provides safety documents and resources from Federated as part of its loss control services.
• Voices for Cooperative PowerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoalition for rural broadband advocacy. ALEC participates in this coalition which advocates for electric cooperatives' ability to provide broadband services in unserved areas.
• America's Electric Cooperatives PACminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPolitical action committee for electric cooperatives at the national level. ALEC provides information about this PAC on its legislation and regulatory page.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Touchstone Energy Cooperatives: National branding and services cooperative for electric co-ops. ALEC is not a member but is a structurally adjacent organization that helps utility co-ops access marketing, communications, and member-engagement resources.
• Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange: Insurance and loss-control provider for rural electric cooperatives. Listed as a partner for safety documents and resources in ALEC's loss control services; adjacent rather than competitive, but operationally intertwined with ALEC's training mission.

Direct peers

• Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association: Statewide association for Tennessee's electric distribution cooperatives. Provides similar services to ALEC - safety training, legislative and regulatory advocacy, communications, and youth programs - to its member co-ops.
• Georgia EMC (Georgia Electric Membership Corporation): Georgia EMC is the statewide trade association serving Georgia's electric membership cooperatives. Comparable in mission (advocacy, training, communications, safety) and member-base composition to ALEC, just at a larger scale.
• Florida's Electric Cooperatives: Statewide trade association for Florida electric cooperatives. Provides analogous support services - safety training, regulatory affairs, legislative representation, and youth programs - to distribution co-ops, though in a different geography.
• North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives: Statewide trade association for North Carolina's electric cooperatives. Comparable to ALEC in providing training, regulatory representation, publications, and youth programs to distribution co-ops within one state.
• Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives: Statewide trade association serving Alabama's electric distribution cooperatives. Mirrors ALEC's structure and service mix - advocacy, training, safety, and member communications - for a similar set of rural utility members.
• Texas Electric Cooperatives: Texas Electric Cooperatives is a statewide trade association for Texas electric distribution cooperatives. It mirrors ALEC's role: providing safety training, governmental affairs, communications, and member services to a larger group of electric co-ops in a single state.

Broad incumbents

• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA): NRECA is the national trade association for electric cooperatives. ALEC relies on NRECA for education, training credits, conferences, and the CLCP/CCC designations, making it both a partner and a broader-scale structural peer operating in the same cooperative-association space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AssnOfLACoops
• Facebookfacebook.com/louisianaelectriccooperatives

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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