About Holmes-Wayne
Electric Cooperative

Established in 1935 in Millersburg,
Ohio, Holmes-Wayne Electric
Cooperative, Inc. is a non-profit
electric distribution utility. We are
owned and operated by our member -customers. Here is a quick rundown
of other facts about the Cooperative.

•	Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. serves more than 18,000 accounts in Holmes, Wayne, Medina, Ashland, Stark, Tuscarawas, Knox and Coshocton counties. Headquarters are in Millersburg, with a district office in West Salem.
•	Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. owns and maintains over 2,200 miles of distribution line and 17 substations.
•	The Cooperative was formed on October 30, 1935, in Millersburg.
•	Power sales in 2009 were approximately $29.6 million.
•	Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. paid $2.3 million in taxes in 2009.
•	A nine member board of trustees, elected from the membership. oversees the Cooperative. The board hires the president/CEO, who is responsible for the day-to-day operations.
•	The Cooperative has 36 employees.
•	Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a member-owner of Buckeye Power, Inc., and buys all of its electricity from Buckeye Power, which also operates as a Co-op. As a Cooperative member, you own Holmes-Wayne and a portion of Buckeye Power.
•	In addition to Buckeye Power, Holmes-Wayne is a member of Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc., the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Cooperative Response Center, Cooperative Financial Corporation, and National Information Solutions Cooperative.
•	The average residential consumer on Holmes-Wayne's lines uses about 1,350 kilowatt hours (KWH) per month. (This figure is not intended for customers to guage their own usage.)
•	As a non-profit Cooperative, any margins received beyond the cost of providing service (profits) are assigned to each member's account, according to the usage, and eventually returned to the members. These margins are referred to as "capital credits."