General Info

The mission of Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative is to provide first-class electric service to the membership at a valued price and, to provide other services that add value to the organization. It is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Texarkana, Ark. The cooperative was organized in 1937 by a group of farmers and businessmen from Miller, Howard, Sevier, Columbia, Lafayette and Hempstead counties in Southwest Arkansas. It has since expanded to Little River and Polk Counties in Arkansas, Bowie and Cass Counties in Texas and McCurtain County in Oklahoma. The cooperative has nearly 5,000 miles of distribution lines, 125 miles of transmission lines, 24 substations and services 25,190 meters. Its district offices are located in DeQueen, Nashville and Bradley, Ark.