Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc. was organized in 1945 to enhance the quality of living by providing electric service to our members.

RGEC currently has 143 employees located in six area offices across Texas. We serve 12,821 meters, 6,016 members, located in 18 counties in Texas and two counties in New Mexico, which covers approximately 35,000 sq. miles. These counties include: Webb, Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala, Uvalde, Kinney, Edwards, Crockett, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos, Brewster, Reeves, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Culberson, Hudspeth, El Paso in Texas; Otero and Eddy in New Mexico.

The Co-op maintains 9,604 miles of Energized Line of which 143 miles are Transmission Line and 131 miles are Underground Line. RGEC maintains the electrical distribution systems for Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas, and Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas.

A board of 13 Directors is elected by the members and meets on the third Wednesday of each month to set policies that guide the General Manager/CEO.

Updated 4/10/2013