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Deciphering Arkansas Rural Electric Cooperatives Profit Sharing Methods

Seventeen rural electric cooperatives operate across Arkansas, and all members -- customers who purchase power -- share in the profits, referred to as capital credits. The profit sharing formula and schedule, however, are complicated and differ among coops. Two staff members with Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation, which provides electricity to 73,000 members in northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri, walk us through their company's profit sharing management practices.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.