Farmers Electric Cooperative (Texas)

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Farmers Electric Cooperative is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Greenville, Texas.

The Cooperative was organized in 1937.

The Cooperative serves portions of 12 counties in the state of Texas, in a territory generally surrounding Greenville (though most of the city itself is not within the territory).

Currently (as of July 2006) the Cooperative has more than 30,000 customers.

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• Farmers Electric Cooperative Corporation (Texas)