EREC Holds Annual Meeting, Marks 80th Year As Electric Provider

April 28, 2019

Escambia River Electric Cooperative members held their 80th Annual Meeting Saturday at Jay High School.

Members enjoyed food and entertainment and met in a business session session.

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In 1937, the first meeting was held to organize Escambia River Electric Cooperative, Inc. at the  Oak Grove Community House. By lamplight, several prominent community leaders laid out the  blueprints for the formation and operation of EREC.

After Congress passed the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, which made loans available for  the establishment of rural electric cooperatives, widespread rural electrification began. The formation of cooperatives in other parts of the country stimulated the interest of local leaders  such as C. R. Walker, E. H. Lundy, J. L. Robbins and County Agent J. G. Hudson. They continued to move forward with their plans even though they were often met with opposition and  skepticism.

On March 10, 1939, Escambia River Electric Cooperative, Inc. was born when the incorporators met at the American National Bank building in Pensacola to pass the bylaws, which would establish the cooperative and make their dream a reality. The cooperative’s first month of  operation brought them 88 members. Since that time, the cooperative has grown to serve over 10,000 members in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties with over 1,800 miles of  energized line.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News