Washington Elect Co-Op Inc

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Formed in 1939, Washington Electric Cooperative serves over 10,000 members, mostly residential consumers, in 41 towns in north-central Vermont and in counties of Washington, Orange, Caledonia and Orleans. Based in East Montpelier, Vt., it operates approximately 1,200 miles of distribution line with eight substations. The cooperative also owns and operates the 800-kilowatt Wrightsville hydroelectric generating station, which is a store-and-release plant located at the Wrightsville Dam on the North Branch of the Winooski Rive