Ohop Mutual Light Company

What Ohop Mutual Light Company does

Ohop Mutual Light Company is a consumer-owned electric distribution utility cooperative serving the Eatonville, Washington area in rural Pierce County. The cooperative distributes electricity to approximately 3,000 residential and commercial members within an exclusive service territory, operating from its headquarters at 34014 Mountain Hwy E. As a member-owned cooperative, the company is governed by a Board of Directors elected by its membership, with no external shareholders; any operational surpluses are reinvested into the distribution system or returned to members through rate design rather than distributed as profit.

The cooperative's core product is electric service sold on a usage-based monthly billing model, with rates set by the board of directors and not publicly disclosed. All wholesale power supply is sourced from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a federal agency that markets hydroelectric generation from the Columbia River Basin; the 2025 disclosed fuel mix is approximately 75.3% large hydroelectric, 12.9% nuclear, and 11.8% non-specified purchases. Member-facing technology is limited to a SmartHub online account management portal (white-labeled cooperative billing platform) and an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) phone payment system; the cooperative is currently executing a Smart Meter Upgrade Project to modernize customer-side metering infrastructure.

The business operates with approximately 6 employees and serves a small, geographically concentrated rural customer base. Supplementary service offerings include Budget Billing (flat monthly payments based on 12-month usage history), energy assistance programs for income-qualified and senior members (Energy Assistance, Operation Round Up, Energy Equity Fund), conservation rebates (HEAR Rebates, heat pumps, smart thermostats), surge protection, outdoor lighting, life-support member notifications, and a Wildland Fire Mitigation program covering vegetation management around distribution lines. The company has no disclosed revenue figures, no public or partner API, no AI/ML capabilities, and no developer-facing technology surface; pricing detail is not posted publicly.

Name

Ohop Mutual Light Company

Legal name

Ohop Mutual Light Company

Website

https://ohop.coop

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ohop Mutual Light Company is a consumer-owned electric distribution cooperative serving roughly 3,000 residential and commercial members in rural Eatonville, Washington, sourcing 100% of its power from the Bonneville Power Administration and operating with approximately 6 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Utility Distribution

NAICS

Electric Power Distribution (221122)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Electric Distribution System Owners (Wires-Only Companies) (EUADABAI)

Keywords

• Rural electric cooperative
• Electric utility distribution
• Member-owned utility
• Residential electricity service
• Energy assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Eatonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electric Utility Service: Sale of electricity to residential and commercial members within the cooperative's service territory. Members pay for electricity based on usage, with rates approved by the cooperative's board of directors. Revenue supports operation, maintenance, and improvement of the electric distribution system.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ohop Mutual Light Company distributes electricity to residential and commercial members within its exclusive service territory in rural Eatonville, Washington. As a consumer-owned cooperative, it sells electric power to approximately 3,000 members at usage-based rates set by a member-elected board of directors, supplemented by account management, billing, energy assistance, and conservation programs.

Product overview

Ohop Mutual Light Company is a consumer-owned electric utility cooperative providing electric power distribution services to residential and commercial members in the Eatonville, WA area. The company operates as a single-product utility with several supplementary service modules including SmartHub (online account management), Budget Billing (flat monthly payments), IVR phone payments, energy assistance programs, conservation incentives, life support support, and infrastructure services (meter upgrades, surge protection, outdoor lighting). All power supply is sourced from the Bonneville Power Administration, with the fuel mix disclosed annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential and Commercial Electric Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Member-owned structure means revenue surpluses are returned to members through lower rates rather than distributed to shareholders

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOhop Mutual receives all of its power supply from the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency that markets electricity from federal dams in the Columbia River Basin. BPA provides hydroelectric, nuclear, and wind power to Pacific Northwest utilities. Ohop's fuel mix reflects BPA's generation portfolio, which includes large hydroelectric (84%), nuclear (11%), small hydro (1%), wind (1%), and other sources (3%).

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Seattle City Light: Municipal utility serving Seattle with a deeply carbon-free hydro-dominated generation portfolio. Comparable in BPA-region power supply profile but operates at much larger scale with owned generation.
• Tacoma Power: Municipal utility serving Tacoma and surrounding areas with generation, transmission, and distribution. A larger Washington peer operating in the same regulatory environment and BPA ecosystem.
• Snohomish County PUD: Largest PUD in Washington by customers served, with generation, transmission, and distribution. Operates in the same Pacific Northwest regulatory and BPA supply context as Ohop Mutual.

Direct peers

• Peninsula Light Company: Member-owned electric cooperative on the Kitsap Peninsula, Washington. Comparable cooperative structure, similar BPA-sourced power mix, and analogous residential/commercial member services.
• Lewis County PUD: Public utility district in southwest Washington serving rural and small-community customers; comparable in scale, customer-base profile, and dependence on BPA power supply.
• Orcas Power & Light Cooperative: Member-owned electric cooperative serving San Juan Islands, Washington. Directly comparable consumer-owned rural distribution utility with similar regulatory framework, BPA power supply, and member services model.
• Clallam County PUD: Public utility district serving the rural Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Comparable small-scale rural distribution utility relying on BPA power and serving a similar mix of residential and small commercial members.
• Mason County PUD 3: Public utility district serving rural Mason County, Washington, with comparable scale, Pacific Northwest BPA-sourced power, and rural distribution focus.

Regional players

• Cowlitz County PUD: Public utility district in southwest Washington operating generation, transmission, and distribution. A regional peer in the same BPA ecosystem, though it owns generation assets unlike Ohop Mutual.

Others

• Bonneville Power Administration: Federal power marketing administration that supplies Ohop Mutual's wholesale electricity. While not a competitor, BPA is the critical supplier and ecosystem anchor for virtually every Pacific Northwest distribution utility peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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