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Our story

In the 1930's few rural homes in Ohio had electricity. Only one in five had electric line service, for which they paid an average of 9 cents a kilowatt-hour. He had a single drop bulb in the center of the main room. Of the first $5.5 million dollars loaned by the REA to cooperatives, $5 million was invested in Ohio. 

The story of Logan County's electric cooperative

June 1935

The general plan took shape on June 25, 1935. After encountering significant enthusiasm in public discussions, E.G. Denmead, Ed Duckworth, Samuel Lovett, Ralph Wade, C.C. Prall and Melvin Sidesinger met and developed the petition which would be carried by each man to every farm in Monroe Township.

Dec. 1935

On December 16, 1935, the Logan County Co-operative Power and Light Association was incorporated

Jan. 1936

January 1936, only 258 of the 2,450 farm in Logan County had central station power

January 4, 1936, a loan contract for $225,000 was executed by Administrator Morris L. Cooke at the Rural Electrification Administration at Washington, D.C. to construct 215 miles of electric distribution lines and to serve over 860 farms in Logan County

Feb. 1936

February 25, 1936, contracts were finalized with the city of Bellefontaine to provide the electricity needed to serve the new rural areas of Logan County

Oct. 1936

On Wednesday, Oct 21, 1936, at 1:30pm, electricity was turned on for the first time. Misses Fannie and Mollie Yoder, who resided along the Ludlow Road (between Cooper Road and Five Points), were the first to receive current from the newly installed line to their residence

1936

Of the initial 860 members who signed up, 655 wanted electricity for a washing machine, 608 to get radios, 544 wanted well pumps, 231 planned to purchase refrigerators, and 98 wanted motors to help with farm chores.

1968

The cooperative joined with the other rural electric cooperatives in Ohio to form a generation cooperative, Buckeye Power, Inc.

1985

The cooperative's office was moved to 1587 County Road 32 North, Bellefontaine

General Managers

Emerson Garling
Russell Ryder
Max Huffman
Ken Keylor
Bill Clevenger
Doug Miller
Rick Petty
Joe Waltz
Tim Street

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  • Establishing service
    • Membership Application
    • New Service Checklist and Pricing
    • Residential Rates and Bill
    • Articles of Incorporation
    • Code of Regulations
    • Terms and Conditions of Service
  • My Account
    • Capital Credits
    • Manage your account with SmartHub
    • Payment Options & Assistance
    • Outage Text
  • Co-op Programs
    • Scholarships
    • Youth Tour
    • Political Action
    • Renewable Energy Programs
    • Load Management
  • Energy Efficiency & Safety
    • Save Energy Save Money
    • Electrical Safety
    • Downed Power Lines
    • Safety Demonstration
    • Right of Way Clearance
  • Grant Application
    • Energizing Education
    • Operation Round Up
  • About Us
    • Annual Meeting of Members
    • Board of Trustees
    • Careers
    • Contact Us
    • Non-Discrimination Statement
    • Our Sources of Energy
    • Our story
  • Unclaimed Capital Credits
    • Unclaimed Capital Credits
  • Vote