Voluntary Membership

The Cooperative Difference

The Cooperative Difference

By Charise Swanson

CEO Charise Swason

I, along with our cooperative members, get many questions—not only about rates but what makes us different from large utilities, such as Public Service Company of New Mexico. New Mexico's rural electric cooperatives are different from investor-owned urban utilities in several key areas.

2023 Youth Tour - NMREC

2023 Youth Tour

ABOVE: Thirty-nine delegates attended the Youth Tour while representing NMRECA. Victoria "Lexi" Kilpatrick, left, was selected to be NMRECA's representative on the Youth Leadership Council, with Andrew Essary as the alternative. 

What an incredible journey the students from rural New Mexico embarked on in June, thanks to the generous sponsorship of their local electric cooperatives. This year's Youth Tour consisted of 39 eager young delegates representing 13 of our 15 NMRECA member cooperatives.