Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative
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Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative
headquartered in Van Alstyne, Texas
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The Cooperative was organized in 1937.
As its name suggests, the cooperative serves the rural portions of Grayson County, Texas
and Collin County, Texas
, in a territory generally surrounding Van Alstyne.
In addition to electricity, the cooperative also provides telephone and Internet service through unregulated subsidiaries.
Utility cooperative
A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members...
headquartered in Van Alstyne, Texas
Van Alstyne, Texas
Van Alstyne is a city in Grayson Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 3,046 at the 2010 census.The Grayson County portion of Van Alstyne is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area,-Geography:...
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The Cooperative was organized in 1937.
As its name suggests, the cooperative serves the rural portions of Grayson County, Texas
Grayson County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 110,595 people, 42,849 households, and 30,208 families residing in the county. The population density was 118 people per square mile . There were 48,315 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...
and Collin County, Texas
Collin County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 491,675 people, 181,970 households, and 132,292 families residing in the county. The population density was 580 people per square mile . There were 194,892 housing units at an average density of 230 per square mile...
, in a territory generally surrounding Van Alstyne.
In addition to electricity, the cooperative also provides telephone and Internet service through unregulated subsidiaries.