CORE Electric Cooperative (formerly Intermountain Rural Electric Association)

CORE, formally known as Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA) is a member-owned electric utility cooperative that serves customers in a 5,000-square-mile area in central Colorado. CORE provides reliable and affordable power to more than 300,000 customers, making it the largest electric distribution cooperative in Colorado, and one of the largest in the U.S. As a customer-owned cooperative, CORE operates on a non-profit basis; earnings exceeding expenses are invested in the facilities used to provide electric service and are booked as member equity.