Southern Pioneer Electric Company, 1490 General Welch Blvd, Liberal, KS 67901, US

Pioneer Electric Cooperative is a team of more 50 professionals that serve the cooperative s member-owners and communities. The cooperative has been in service for more than 60 years. Pioneer Electric serves approximately 15,000 retail electric meters spread throughout 10 counties in southwestern Kansas. The system covers more than 215 miles of transmission line, 3,400 miles of distribution line and more than 15 substations. Pioneer Electric s electricity is generated in Holcomb, Kan., by Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, which is owned by Pioneer Electric, as well as other Kansas electric cooperatives. Pioneer Electric is active as an owner within Kansas Electric Cooperatives, a statewide organization that supports cooperatives in such areas as governmental relations, apparatus testing, loss control and safety, regulatory compliance, communications, education and training, legal assistance, rural television and management consulting. The company is also a part owner of High Plains Energy, a provider of propane delivery services in western Kansas and parts of Oklahoma.