Statistics

Community Electric Cooperative was incorporated in 1938 and provides electric distribution service to the rural parts of the City of Suffolk, Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties, along with portions of Sussex and Surry Counties. The following statistics apply to the Cooperative’s distribution operations within its certificated service territory (as of March 2017):

  • Services in place: 12,264
  • Overhead distribution line (12.5 kV): 1,311 miles
  • Overhead distribution line (34.5 kV): 2.5 miles
  • Underground distribution line (12.5 kV): 348 miles
  • Total distribution line: 1,659 miles
  • Delivery points: 10
  • 115 kV to 12.5 kV substations: 3
  • 34.5 kV to 12.5 kV substations: 1
  • Non-coincidental peak demand (prior 12 months): 53,991 kilowatts
  • Energy purchases: 212,470,162 kilowatt-hours