Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Bemidji, MN

Co-op Quick Fact

Beltrami Electric Cooperative was formed in 1940 to bring power to rural landowners. The co-op serves more than 16,000 member owners in Beltrami County and parts of Cass, Hubbard, Clearwater, Itasca and Koochiching counties.

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Co-op Profile (year-end 2007)

Headquarters: Bemidji, Minn.
Members: 16,193
Main meters: 19,812
Miles of line: 3,341
Customers/mile: 5.93
Service area: 3,000 sq. mi.
Employees: 69 (FTE)
Substations: 22
Revenue: $32.1 million
Plant: $103.5 million
Kwh sales: 463.8 million

Peak (non-coincidental):
Winter: 121,866 kw
Summer: 73,527 kw

Average revenue/kwh:
Total: 6.84 cents
Residential: 7.33 cents

Revenue without power costs: 2.96 cents
Power costs/kwh sold: 3.97cents

Average monthly bill:
All: $114.17
Residential: $104.06

Taxes paid:
Real estate: $213,360
Sales tax: $1,240,379

Payroll taxes paid (employer/employee):
Federal: $1,208,663
State: $225,777

Margins returned through 2007: $12,629,940