Cherokee County Electric Cooperative

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Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Rusk, Texas.

The Cooperative was organized in 1939.

The Cooperative serves portions of four counties in the state of Texas, in a territory generally surrounding Rusk.

Currently (as of July 2006) the Cooperative has over 1,900 miles of line and over 17,000 meters.

[edit] External links

• Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association
• Deregulated Choices in Cherokee County

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