United in the Community

United Electric is proud to provide financial support and volunteer time for our local communities in need!

Large group of employees stands in front of bucket truck and water tower holding disposable cups of coffee.

United employees enjoy a morning coffee treat from the local Spoofy Beans business. Spoofy Beans is an Entrepreneurship class at Maryville High School that learns business skills in class.

Group holds oversized check from United in the amount of $40,000.

United donated to the Stanberry Ministerial Center to help expand the center. This was made possible through our lender Cobank's Sharing Success program.

Lady in floral pink shirt and glasses reads to 3 blonde girls, all sitting on the floor.

Employee Rilee Peters reads to children through the United Way Reading Program.

Rural Missouri Magazine

Each month United Electric members receive Rural Missouri magazine. The magazine includes updates and information regarding our cooperative in addition to highlighting the best rural Missouri has to offer.

Want to read Rural Missouri online? https://ruralmissouri.org/

Cooperative Principles

Cooperatives around the world operate according to the same set of core principles and values, adopted by the International Co-operative Alliance. Cooperatives trace the roots of these principles to the first modern cooperative founded in Rochdale, England in 1844. These principles are a key reason that America’s electric cooperatives operate differently from other electric utilities, putting the needs of their members first.

1. Open and Voluntary Membership

2. Democratic Member Control

3. Members’ Economic Participation

4. Autonomy and Independence

5. Education, Training, and Information

6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives

7. Concern for Community