EnerStar Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit electric cooperative that is governed by the members it serves.
Mission Statement
Enerstar Electric Cooperative exists to reliably distribute affordable electricity to its member-owners while upholding our values of integrity, accountability, and commitment to our community. (Adopted 2004)
Who We Are
EnerStar is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric distribution cooperative headquartered in Paris, Illinois. We serve the mostly rural areas in the Illinois counties of Clark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, and Vermilion.
How We Operate
EnerStar supplies electric power to its members, but it's the membership that powers the cooperative. Our member-owners have a say in how their electric utility runs and vote for a board of directors of fellow co-op members who oversee the co-op. Regardless of their size or number of service accounts, all members have an equal say in EnerStar. This emphasis on responsiveness to members' needs and expectations stems from the fact that they are also the owners of the cooperative.
How We Are Governed
A board of directors, who are also co-op members, are elected by the membership to manage the cooperative and ensure the cooperative delivers on its mission of providing safe and reliable electricity to members.
The financial reports highlight the cooperative's healthy financial position and basic cooperative statistics.
2022 Summarized Audited Financial Statement
Presented at the Annual Meeting of Members on June 3, 2023
2022 Form 990
EnerStar's employee leadership philosophy creates an environment of collaboration and mutual trust among employees. Click here to read more about the role of a Strategic Management Team.
EnerStar is guided by 7 Cooperative Principles, with the second principle being "Democratic Member Control." Therefore, the membership elects nine fellow co-op members to serve on the Board of Directors. To learn more about the board's leadership philosophy, click here.
In 2023, at the request of the membership, EnerStar Electric Cooperative conducted a broadband feasibility study.