Paul Baker

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is a non-profit organization that provides retail electric services. It organizes annual meetings of cooperative and rural leaders and consumers and also holds expositions of products and equipment required in operation of electric utilities. The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Sunflower Electric Holdings, Inc. engages in the production and distribution of electricity. It provides wholesale power generated by six power plants to its member cooperatives and also sells to other regional utilities. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Hays, KS.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative is a non-profit organization which provides electric generation and transmission services for cooperatives. It operates Antelope Valley Station, Deer Creek Station, Crow Lake Wind, Groton Generation Station, Laramie River Station, and Leland Olds Station. It also offers vegetation management program. The company was founded on April 4, 1961 and is headquartered in Bismarck, ND.

Buffalo, Inc. manufactures and sells digital home appliances, PC peripherals and data recovery services. The company was founded on May 1, 1975 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dakota Gasification Corp. produces synthetic natural gas and other byproducts. The firm transforms coal into natural gas, which is supplied to homes and businesses across the Eastern US. Its synfuels plant produces carbon dioxide, fertilizers, solvents, phenol and other chemicals. The company is headquartered in Bismarck, ND.

Alliance for Cooperative Energy Services Power Marketing LLC engages in selling electricity and natural gas trading services. It offers risk management services which include portfolio analysis, transaction administration, consulting, training and policy development. The company was founded 1999 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. engages in the distribution of electric power supply to its cooperative members. It provides generation, transmission, resource planning, environment and technology consulting and renewable energy services. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency generates and sells wholesale electricity. It distributes power to the non-profit, municipally-owned member utilities, commercial, industrial, and residential customers. It provides services to eighteen municipal utilities located in south central and southeastern Minnesota. It was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Rochester, MN.

Mid-Kansas Electric Co., Inc. owns and operates electric generation and transmission assets. It provides electricity to its members under the electric customer services agreement. It generates electricity using wind, coal, natural gas, and biomass. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Hays, KS.

Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Inc. distributes electric power. The private company is based in Grants, NM.

Southeastern Data Cooperative, Inc. provides utility software solutions. The firm's services include software support, hardware support, field implementation, integration support, classroom on demand, bill payment support and disaster recover. Its solutions include core billing and accounting solutions, supporting products, bill printing and mailing, bill payment and financial services, mapping and engineering, UPN integration, cooperative utility software solutions and multi-service utility software solutions. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Evanston Corp. provides real estate agency services. Evanston Corp. is based in Evanston, IL.

Christensen Ranch, Inc. provides cattle ranching services and retails meat through online. The private company is based in Cashmere, WA.

Lignite Energy Council operates as a regional trade association. It offers programs for education; government action; public relations and marketing; and research and development. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Bismarck, ND.