Western Farmers Electric Cooperative
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| Type | Municipal Cooperative |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 701 NE 7th St. Anadarko, OK 73005 |
| Area served | OK |
| Key people | J.M. Shafer, CEO |
| Industry | Electric Producer & Distributor |
| Products | Electricity |
| Revenue | $391.1 million (2007)[1] |
| Net income | ▲ $14.1 million (2007)[1] |
| Employees | 378 (2007) |
| Website | WFEC.com |
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative operates as a generation and transmission cooperative that provides electric services in Oklahoma.
As of December 31, 2006, it owned and operated 4 generating plants, including 2 located in Anadarko, 1 in Mooreland, and 1 near Hugo, Oklahoma; and owned and maintained approximately 3,600 miles of transmission line. The company has a combined capacity of approximately 1,400 megawatts.
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Anadarko, Oklahoma.[2]
Power portfolio
Out of its total 1,215 MW of electric generating capacity in 2005 (0.11% of the U.S. total), WFEC produced 63.3% from natural gas and 36.7% from coal. All of WFEC's power plants are in Oklahoma.[3]
Existing coal-fired power plants
WFEC owned 1 coal-fired power plant in 2005, with 446 MW of capacity:[3][4][5]
| Plant Name | State | County | Year(s) Built | Capacity | 2007 CO2 Emissions | 2006 SO2 Emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo | OK | Choctaw | 1982 | 446 MW | 3,545,000 tons | 9,363 tons |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Consolidated Financial Statements, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Dec. 31, 2007.
- ↑ Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, BusinessWeek Company Insight Center, accessed Sept. 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed April 2008.
- ↑ Environmental Integrity Project, Dirty Kilowatts: America’s Most Polluting Power Plants, July 2007.
- ↑ Dig Deeper, Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed Aug. 2008.
