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    Shelby Energy is making some changes.

    Our commitment is to provide safe, reliable energy and quality customer service to our members.
    For this reason, we are making some exciting upgrades to the ways we serve you effective April 19, 2021!
    Please visit www.shelbyenergy.com/update2021 to learn how these changes might affect how you conduct business with us. 

     

     

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HISTORY OF SHELBY ENERGY COOPERATIVE


More than 80 years ago, businesses, farms and homes in many rural areas were without electricity. There were no old%20pic_0032_0.jpgelectric lights, refrigeration, power tools or radio. These parts of the country were sparsely populated and homes were separated by miles. It did not benefit profit-seeking utility companies to serve these areas, so many people across the nation were left in the dark.

However, Rural America began to light up when the Rural Electrification Administration was formed in 1935 within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Low- interest loans were made available to non-profit cooperatives, bringing electrification to the countryside.

In 1937, some of your friends and neighbors in Henry, Shelby, and Trimble counties formed Shelby Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation ( RECC) to bring electricity to the area. Within a year, Shelby RECC was bringing power to 108 consumers. First, light. Then, new conveniences like refrigerators, stoves, fans and radios became a possibility for these members, making life a bit easier.

In 1997, the cooperative's membership approved changing its name to Shelby Energy Cooperative, Inc. to reflect the cooperative's involvement with electricity and gas. Shelby Energy now serves schools, farms, homes, and businesses in one of the fastest growing areas of the state, with over 16,750 accounts, annual sales of over $46 million (2019) and owns more than $117 million in physical plant and facility assets.

Cooperatives like Shelby Energy are unique businesses. They are organized to provide a needed product or service based on non-profit principles. There are no stockholders in an electric cooperative, only members. After all expenses have been paid, any profit is returned to the members of the cooperative in the form of capital credits. Everyone who purchases electricity from Shelby Energy Cooperative is part-owner.

Shelby Energy is governed by a six-member Board of Directors elected from its membership and the Board of Directors selects the President and CEO who hires and manages a staff to take care of day-to-day operations. Each member has a vote in the operation of the business and may attend the cooperative's annual meeting held each year in June.

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Providing our members with safe, reliable and cost-effective energy.
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"The people you trust to provide safe, reliable energy and quality customer service in your community."

 

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  • Home
  • My Account
    • 2021 Annual Meeting Proxy
    • SmartHub
    • Pay My Bill
    • Payment Options
    • Rates & Services
    • Request Service
    • Update Member Information
    • General Information
    • Outdoor Residential Lighting
    • Outage Map
    • Capital Credits
  • My Cooperative
    • History
    • Cooperative Documents
    • Board of Directors
      • Board Meetings
      • Board Minutes
      • Board of Directors Application
    • Staff Directory
    • Rates and Tariffs
    • Shelby Energy Territory
    • Capital Credits
  • Programs/Rebates
    • Energy Audits
    • Co-Op Connections Card
    • Energy Efficiency Programs
      • Button-Up Program
      • SimpleSaver
      • Heat Pump Retrofit
      • Energy Star Manufactured Home Program
      • Touchstone Energy Home
      • DSM Program Tariffs
    • Renewable Energy
      • Cooperative Solar
      • Envirowatts
    • Electric Vehicles
  • Safety
    • Current Weather Conditions
    • Safety Overview
    • Outage Restoration
    • Safety Demonstrations
    • Request Safety Information
  • My Community
    • Kids Korner
    • Youth Programs
    • Community Involvement
    • Economic Development
    • Kentucky Living
    • WinterCare
    • Co-ops Vote
  • Contact Us
    • Service Locations
    • Request Service
    • Report Service Problems
    • Career Opportunities