Prior to the organization of Grand Electric Cooperative and West River Cooperative Telephone, virtually no rural utility services existed in our area.

Grand Electric:

  Organized July 12, 1946 as Upper Grand River Electric Association.

  Converted to Grand Electric Cooperative, Inc. on January 9, 1950.

  Governed by a 9-man Board of Directors. there have been 31 past directors
      and three past managers.

 Construction:

  A-1 Section    Northeast portion of system including Lemmon, White Butte,
                            Meadow, Bison, and Prairie City.

  A-2 Section    Balance of northern Perkins Country and into eastern Harding
                            Co. including Lodgepole and Ralph areas.

  B Section       South half of Perkins county plus Ralph and Sorum areas and
                            the town of Buffalo.

  C Section       Stoneville, Red Owl, Maurine, Mud Butte, Castle Rock, and
                            Hoover areas.

  D Section       Cole Springs, Redig, Harding, Ladner, and Camp Crook areas.

  Buffalo outpost established in 1953.

  First oil wells served in 1959.

  First missile sites served in 1961.

  First oil field compressors came on line in the late 1970's.

  Constructed J. R. Riedy Delivery Point in 1982. 

  Constructed Bowman Delivery Point and Bowman Transmission Line in 1989.

  Large oil field compressor loads came on line in 1990 and 1994.

  Last missile sites deactivated in 1994.