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About HWEC

Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative is a nonprofit, member-owned electric utility serving 12,900 consumers in 10 northwest Ohio counties, spanning across 1,754 miles of line.

Hancock-Wood was founded in 1938 to provide electricity to the immediate rural area, and expanded into other northwest Ohio counties over the years.  Today, in addition to selling electricity, Hancock-Wood provides other extra services to its members to help them enjoy the benefits of membership in a cooperative, including its successful subsidiary company, Prism Propane.

Hancock-Wood facts:

  • First organized:  1938
  • Location organized:  North Baltimore, OH (Wood Co.)
  • Number of consumers:  12,900
  • Miles of line:  1,754
  • Miles of underground line:  178
  • Padmount transformers:  1,357
  • Overhead transformers:  7,380
  • Poles:  34,727
  • Number of substations:  20
  • Counties served:  Allen, Erie, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood and Wyandot
  • Number of employees:  35

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Mission statement:

  • "To provide premium-quality service, economically priced electricity and other utility services to our members and communities.”
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