South Kentucky RECC history

On January 23, 1940, the cooperative celebrated the energizing of its lines and the beginning of its system operation.

1941 – Farmers RECC joined the Ohio Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation to obtain a better source of power for the Cooperative.

Shortly afterward, farmers in the south-central part of the state began talking about how wonderful it would be to have electricity on their farms. It was 1946 before a new substation was put into operation at Science Hill, Kentucky.

1947 – November, Munfordville substation in Hart County was energized.

1948 – Cooperative began using two-way radios to communicate with employees in the field.

1950 – First Miss Farmers RECC was crowned.

1951 – Willie Wiredhand, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s mascot, was adopted.

1954 – June, Farmers RECC moves from their original headquarters at 134 North Public Square in Glasgow, to their new office at 504 South Broadway in Glasgow.

1961 – Farmers RECC began serving the Barren River Reservoir State Park.

1964 –Farmers RECC began to offer budget billing to their members.

1977 – Farmers RECC became one of the first seven cooperatives in the nation to provide loans to their members to complete home weatherization improvements.

1987 – Farmers RECC returned $752,000 to the membership in the form of capital credits for the first time.

1990 – With the Button-Up Program, Farmers RECC offered members a $500 rebate for home weatherization improvements.

Holt worked on the Meter Shop for many years, and in 1996 was named the manager of Research and Development.

1997 – Farmers Propane Plus, a subsidiary of Farmers RECC, began offering propane services to the public.

2008 – Farmers RECC launched the first website.

2009 – Farmers RECC began the ‘Lighting Up Christmas’ Program, to provide Christmas toys and needed items to underprivileged children in the service territory.

2010 – A Service Center was constructed in Metcalfe County, giving on-call crews ready access to materials needed for maintenance and construction.

2011 – The new Supervisory and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) system was installed, providing improved oversight and control of the distribution system.

2013 – Prepay service was launched as a payment option for residential members.

2014 – The Cooperative received its fourth Kentucky Governor’s Safety and Health Award.

2017 - The Roseville substation was energized, providing service to southwestern Barren County.