We Are Your Cooperative 

October is cooperative month! Being a cooperative member is unique in many ways.  

Generations before us were a part of something extraordinary and ground-breaking. Decades ago, they gathered to solve the problem of getting electricity to places investor-owned utilities weren’t interested in serving. They invested in forming a distribution cooperative they had part ownership of, and it empowered them to make living in rural Kansas just a little bit easier.  

FreeState is a not-for-profit electric cooperative. When we make more money than we need to serve our purpose, it goes right back to our members in the form of capital credits. Instead of profits in shareholders' pockets, we return that money to our members because profits do not dictate our business. Members do! We exist to provide you with safe, reliable, and affordable electricity, and we accomplish this in a way that is beneficial to all those we serve in our service territory.  

Your neighbors and fellow members govern the cooperative. They are members, just like you. The staff at the co-op are the same friends and neighbors you’ve known for years. We all take pride in serving you because many of our employees are also members. They live and work and serve their communities right alongside you.  

We understand that you don’t have a choice regarding your electricity provider, but you have a choice in how you engage with the cooperative. You are a member-owner. You aren’t just a customer. You are more than an account number. You own a portion of the utility that powers your home. Your neighbors powered by municipal entities or investor-owned utilities can’t say that.  

We invite you to have a conversation with the board and the staff behind the scenes – because we all work at your cooperative. Your membership matters to us. 

As always, if you have questions about this content, we encourage you to contact us at 1-800-794-1989 or email customerservice@freestate.coop.