National Cooperative Bank (NCB) recently released its 34th annual Co-op 100 list, which ranks the nation’s top cooperative enterprises by annual revenue in 2024. Electric cooperatives are well represented with 13 generation and transmission (G&T) cooperatives, five distribution cooperatives and CFC.
Electric cooperatives, including CFC, accounted for a combined $23.2 billion in revenue last year. The highest-ranked G&T is North Dakota-based Basin Electric Power Cooperative at number 21 with $2.8 billion in revenue, while the highest-ranked distribution cooperative is Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) at number 39 with $1.7 billion in revenue.
The G&T and distribution cooperatives with the biggest moves are Georgia-based Oglethorpe Power Corporation, up nine spots to number 30 with $2.2 billion in revenue, and Middle Tennessee EMC, up 10 spots to number 75 with $1 million in revenue.
CFC moved up 10 spots to number 42.
The top 100 cooperatives generated revenue of $323 billion, a slight decrease from 2023. Agribusiness cooperative CHS, Inc., headquartered in Minnesota, topped the chart again with $39.3 billion in revenue.
| 2024 | Cooperative | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Basin Electric Power Cooperative | G&T | ND |
| 30 | Oglethorpe Power Corporation | G&T | GA |
| 39 | Cobb Electric Membership Corporation | Distribution | GA |
| 42 | CFC | Finance | VA |
| 44 | Tri-State G&T Association | G&T | CO |
| 48 | Central Electric Power Cooperative | G&T | SC |
| 52 | Associated Electric Cooperative | G&T | MO |
| 63 | North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation | G&T | NC |
| 67 | East Kentucky Power Cooperative | G&T | KY |
| 68 | Old Dominion Electric Cooperative | G&T | VA |
| 71 | Cooperative Energy | G&T | MS |
| 74 | Great River Energy | G&T | MN |
| 75 | Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation | Distribution | TN |
| 76 | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | G&T | AR |
| 86 | Pedernales Electric Cooperative | Distribution | TX |
| 88 | Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative | Distribution | VA |
| 90 | CoServe | Distribution | TX |
| 92 | Power South Energy Cooperative | G&T | AL |
| 94 | Western Farmers Electric Cooperative | G&T | OK |