History of Co-op
Pitt & Greene Electric Membership
Corporation is a North Carolina Non-profit Corporation located at 3989
West Wilson Street, Farmville, NC. Its formation began in 1937 for the
purpose of providing electric power to undeveloped rural communities
with its first homes being energized on March 8, 1938. Construction
began on the first Headquarters building in 1953 and completed May 1954.
Pitt & Greene was the 14th electrical co-op established in the
nation under the US Department of Agriculture, now known as RUS (Rural
Utilities Service) with a purpose to promote economic growth throughout
rural and small town America.
We currently have 28 employees and
serve Pitt, Greene, Lenoir, Wayne, Wilson, and Edgecombe counties. Our
average total number of consumers are 8,546 along 1,012 miles of line
operated through out the six counties.
This year we will have our
73rd Annual Meeting of the members on Thursday, November 4, 2010. Being
a non-profit, member owned electric cooperative we are governed by a
nine member board elected by the member/owners.