Carroll Electric Cooperative

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Carroll Electric Cooperative is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Berryville, Arkansas, with district offices in Bentonville, Huntsville, and Jasper, Arkansas.

The Cooperative was organized in 1937 and the first power lines were energized in October 1938.

The Cooperative serves portions of eleven counties in the states of Arkansas and Missouri, in a territory generally located in the northwest corner of Arkansas:

• Arkansas: Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton, Pope, and Washington
• Missouri: Barry, McDonald, Stone, and Taney

Currently (as of September 2005) the Cooperative has more than 8,507 miles of power lines, and services 75,439 meters.

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