Private company

Wiregrass Electric Cooperative

American rural electric utility

Wiregrass Electric Cooperative is an American not-for-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Hartford, Alabama. It is a member of the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives (AREA) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Wiregrass Electric Cooperative is an American not-for-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Hartford, Alabama. It is a member of the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives (AREA) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.2

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$73.5M 2008–2024
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2024: $73.5M in all. Federal loans $73.5M.$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2008 · Federal loans: $20.6M2008201020122013 · Federal loans: $13.9M201420162018202020222024 · Federal loans: $38.9M2024
Figures by year
YearFederal loansTotal
2024$38.9M$38.9M
2013$13.9M$13.9M
2008$20.6M$20.6M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, since 2008, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest federal loans

  1. Sep 12, 2024$38.9M from Rural Utilities Service: Rural Electrification Loans And Loan Guarantees4 To WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. Award CLSS00000086339
  2. Sep 22, 2008$20.6M from Rural Utilities Service: Rural Electrification Loans And Loan Guarantees5 To WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. Award RAL0032AG8 98
  3. Jan 9, 2013$13.9M from Rural Utilities Service: Rural Electrification Loans And Loan Guarantees6 To WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. Award RO1772 22742