Who is Coos-Curry Electric?

Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative serving over 13,000 members and businesses along the southern Oregon Coast and inland. 

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Our Mission, Vision, & Values

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Our Strategic Goals

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Over 80 Years of Coos-Curry Electric History

Coos Electric Cooperative was incorporated under Oregon Law.

1940: Coos Electric Cooperative’s first lines were energized spanning 84 miles.

1942: Coos Electric Company brings electricity to the Cape Blanco Lighthouse.

1942: Coos Electric Company acquired the Port Orford Electric Light and Power Company.

1945: Coos Electric Company acquired the Brookings Light and Power Company.

Coos Electric Cooperative officially changed it's name to Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative.

1947: Rogue River Power Company merged with Coos-Curry Electric.

1962: Power is brought to Agness.

1964: A severe storm brought heavy rain and flooding to the region damaging Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative's system topping $2.7 million in damage.

1969: Wholesale power was secured through Bonneville Power Association (BPA).

1975: Coos-Curry Electric partnered with 16 other cooperatives to form the Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative (PNGC), an organization that would address long-term energy supply to meet member's needs.

1981: Coos-Curry Electric moved its headquarters office to Highway 101, just north of Port Orford.

1987: Coos-Curry Electric formed South Coast Satellite Cooperative, Inc. in response to the membership's desire to have access to satellite TV.

2005: CCEC began utilizing automated meter reading to improve cost-effectiveness and service throughout the region.

2008: CCEC joined the ranks of cooperative electric utilities across the country as a Touchstone Energy cooperative.

2010: The transmission line from Gold Beach to Brookings was completed.