Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation
Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation provides power to more than 67,000 members located in 10 counties (Burke, Catawba, Caldwell, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk and Rutherford) in the Southwestern Piedmont region of North Carolina. The cooperative (which had a membership of only 394 in 1938, but grew rapidly after WWII) owns and maintains about 7,000 miles of power line. Rutherford Electric has total assets of more than $300 million. The cooperative is a member of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives network.
Contact Details
Office Address
Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation
186 Hudlow Rd.
Forest City, NC, USA 28043
Phone: (828) 245-1621
Fax: (828) 248-2319
Executives
President Board of Directors
Joseph N. Quinn
Interim General Manager
Joseph H. Joplin