Allegheny Electric Cooperative is an electric generation and transmission
cooperative founded in 1946 that provides wholesale power to 14
electric cooperatives located in the states of
Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. Allegheny Electric Cooperative generates its electricity from various sources, with
renewable energy sources such as
nuclear and
hydroelectric power accounting for about 65 percent of the energy supply. The cooperative owns a 10 percent stake in the
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, a 2,600 MW, two-unit nuclear power plant in
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with
Talen Energy owning the remaining 90 percent and operating the power plant. Allegheny Electric Cooperative operates the Raystown Hydroelectric Project and William F. Matson Generating Station, a 21 MW, two-unit hydroelectric project located at the
Raystown Dam in
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. ==Members==