Currently in Texas, there are 75 different electric co-ops serving more than 4,200,000 member-owners. Texas co-ops own more than 320,000 miles of lines serving more than 2.1 million meters in 241 of the state's 254 counties. ETEC member co-ops are:

• Private, independent electric utility businesses owned by the consumers they serve
• Incorporated under the laws of the states in which they operate
• Established to provide at-cost electric service
• Governed by a member elected board of directors