Colorado Rural Electric Association in Denver

The Colorado Rural Electric Association is a non-profit organization of 21 of Colorado's 22 electric cooperatives. More than 1.5 million electric customers get their electricity through CREA members. The electric cooperatives cover about 70% of Colorado.

More than 80,000 miles of transmission lines are maintained by electric cooperatives with approximately 25,000 employees. The association includes such prominent organizations as Basin Electric Power Cooperative, K.C. Electric Association, Mountain View Electric Association, White River Electric Association and others.