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Big Bend Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a member owned electric utility cooperative serving about 8,500 homes, businesses and farm accounts in the Columbia Basin area of Eastern Washington. Our headquarters is located in Ritzville, Washington. We also have a district office located in Mesa, Washington. Please take some time to get to know us a little better. After all, we are not just your power company. We are your family, friends and neighbors. Welcome.
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  • Co-op to Refund $1.63 Million

    The Board of Directors of Big Bend Electric Cooperative, Inc. recently voted to refund over $1.63 million to the Cooperative’s consumers. Refunds are being mailed to consumers who purchased power from the Cooperative during 1996 or 2011.

    For 36 consecutive years, Big Bend Electric Cooperative has returned capital to its consumers. During that time, more than $29 million has been returned. “I personally consider the return of capital to our consumers an important part of operating as a consumer-owned cooperative”, said Robert Clinesmith, President of Big Bend’s Board. Clinesmith added, “The Cooperative’s board is proud of Big Bend’s strong financial condition and we are pleased to be able to make this refund especially during this time of economic downturn.”

  • Grand Dam of the Northwest

    Grand Coulee remains a monumental achievement 70 years after completion

    By Dale Anderson
    Although it wasn’t the first dam built on the mighty Columbia River, Grand Coulee Dam is the most valuable and vitally important to this region. Big Bend Electric Co-op’s board and staff went on a four-hour tour of Grand Coulee on October 24, and all came away with even greater respect for this massive structure in north central Washington. District 9 Reps. Joe Schmick and Susan Fagan and Sen. Mark Schoesler joined the Big Bend Electric Co-op group on the tour. Read the Full Article

  • Co-op Contractor is Auditing Meters

    Big Bend Electric Co-op has contracted with National Metering and Technical Services to do meter audits. The co-op is doing its part to make sure meters operate properly. Until the end of December, the firm will audit irrigation meters. The goal is to audit the entire system from Ritzville to Pasco, focusing on threephase irrigation accounts of 100 HP and above. The contractors' logo resembles the regular Big Bend logo, except with the word “contractor” written across the middle.

  • BBEC Announces Rate Adjustment

    The Board of Trustees of Big Bend Electric Cooperative Inc. approved management’s recommendation for a rate adjustment to take effect in March 2013. All classes of consumers will see rates increase about 4 percent. Security and streetlight rates were increased 50 cents per month for all sizes and types of lights.
    According to Big Bend Electric Cooperative CEO Dan Murphy, two separate rate cases recently approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission resulted in Bonneville Power Administration passing down two different wholesale power rate increases to the cooperative, both of which are substantial and drive up the co-op’s largest operating expense. BPA has scheduled about a 5 percent rate increase on energy supplied to BBEC and a separate rate increase of 11 percent for transmission service. These new wholesale power rate increases from BPA will take effect October 1, 2013, and will be in effect until its next rate case in 2016. Read the Full Article