Company Profile

Company Description:

CHELCO is a not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative employing more than

140 people and serving more than 49,000 accounts in Walton, Okaloosa, Holmes

and Santa Rosa counties in the panhandle of Florida. The cooperative owns and

maintains 3,956 miles of line. About 2,830 miles are overhead lines and 1,126

are underground.

CHELCO's official name is Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, which is named

after the river and bay that are prominent features of the area.

Our headquarters is in DeFuniak Springs, and we have area offices in Freeport,

Bluewater Bay, Baker, Auburn and South Walton County.

OUR VISION: To continuously promote the quality of life for our members,

employees and communities within the scope of our core business.

OUR MISSION: To safely provide quality services and products at competitive

value while adhering to the cooperative principles.