The word “margins” means something different to a cooperative member.
As a cooperative, Wiregrass Electric Cooperative (WEC) does not earn profits like private corporations. Instead, WEC is member-owned, and members are entitled to a share of the margins earned by selling electric services. WEC refers to these margins as capital credits or patronage capital, and they reflect each member’s ownership in their electric cooperative.
WEC tracks how much each member pays into their cooperative through the purchase of electricity. Each year, the Board of Trustees examines the cooperative’s financial stability, including the investment needed for wholesale purchased power, power poles, equipment, and much more.
Sometimes the cooperative will have a small margin of unspent funds at the end of the fiscal year. The cooperative uses this money to help finance the operations of the cooperative, to ensure the cooperative can fulfill its mission of providing reliable, low-cost power. After a set amount of time, WEC retires its margins and issues a capital credit.
To date, WEC has retired more than $15 million in capital credit refunds. Each year, the cooperative does its best to deliver these credits to the member, even if they have since left the cooperative’s service territory. Advertisements are made for those who cannot be reached to claim their capital credit as soon as possible.
“Capital credits are a benefit of participating in a not-for-profit cooperative,” says Les Moreland, CEO of WEC. “Here, each member is also a partial owner, and we answer to our members. Sometimes a power company will answer to a board of directors who live hundreds of miles away. At WEC, we’re accountable to our neighbors. And I believe that’s what makes this cooperative strive to do its best every day.”
Unclaimed Capital Credits
To date, WEC has returned more than $15 million in capital credit refunds. Each year, the cooperative does its best to deliver these credits to the member, even if they have since left the cooperative’s service territory. When we mailed these checks this year, several were returned as undeliverable. Checks become void in April of 2024.
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ABEL MATTHEW DARRELL |
ADAMS CHRISTOPHER LEE |
ADAMS KRYSTAL NICOLE |
ALARIO ANTHONY WILLIAM |
ALDAY RICKEY ALLEN |
ALFORD JEFFREY |
ALLRED AL W |
ALTAVAS ESTHER OWEN |
ALVAREZ ROSA ELENA |
AMAN SCOTT ALAN |
AMBROSE BARBARA LYNN |
ANDERSON CHRISTA |
ANDERSON WINSTON CRAIG |
ANDREWS CARRIE A |
ANDREWS VALERIE GERMAN |
ARD BRANDON LEE |
ARESNAULT BARBARA |
ARNOLD CLINTON LUCIAN |
ARNOLD ROGER A SR |
ASARI HIROMICHI |
AUNSPAUGH CHEVONNE |
AUSTIN MARY E |
AVERY LEIGH ANN |
BACALLO AL |
BACCO SCOTT ANTHONY |
BAILEY HENRY BRUCE III |
BALLARD CLYDE ELLIS JR |
BALLARD NELL REEVES |
BALLARD TIMOTHY |
BARFIELD JARROLD LEON |
BARNES J M |
BARNETT BRENDA |
BBG SPECIALITY FOODS INC |
BEADLES MAUREEN SHARON |
BEAGLES DONALD HARVEY |
BEASLEY BOBBY EARL |
BECKWORTH BOBBI LYNN |
BELL JAMES F |
BERRY STEVE GRANT |
BEST ASSETS-CITIWEST |
BIBLE ELLEN C |
BIRGE JOSEPH HAROLD JR |
BLEICH DAN OR NANCY |
BOGART ANNETTE |
BOND BETTY J |
BORDEN LAWRENCE |
BOSTIC WINDER LEON |
BOTTEMILLER DELORIS |
BRADLEY RUBY DIANE |
BRADLEY WILMER GLEN |
BRADY HERBERT CLYDE |
BRIGHTWELL TEDDY L |
BRINEGAR MARJORIE ALICE |
BRINKLEY OLIN |
BROCK KAYE MURRAY |
BROGLE JOHN MARK JR |
BROOKS LORI |
BROWN CHRISTINA M |
BROWN MICHAEL BARRETT |
BROWN PATRICIA ANN |
BROWN POLLY D |
BROWN RUBY |
BROWN SAMME V |
BROXTON ROBBIE LYNN |
BURLISON ED |
BURNETTE NATALIE POLK |
BURWELL ROBERT L II |
BYRD AMBER LEIGH |
BYRD LEA THOMPSON |
BYRD SUE |
CAIN ROBERT LAMON |
CAMPBELL VALERLIE MICHELLE |
CAMPER KELLY ANNE |
CANNON BENTON PALMER |
CARLSON NELDA M |
CARLSON TED R |
CARRINGTON DAVID F |
CARTER JEFFREY N |
CARTER LEMEISHA RENEE |
CARTER MEREDITH ST CLAIR |
CASEY KEVIN SCOTT |
CASSADY ROBERT |
CATRETT MORRIS EDMOND |
CHACE BRIANNE NICOLE |
CHERRY MATTHEW WILLIAM |
CHESBROUGH DALE R |
CHESNUT STEPHEN HAMILTON |
CHHOEU AUSTIN |
CINFICI RYAN |
CINGULAR WIRELESS |
CLARK BEVERLY |
CLARK JAMES EDWARD |
CLAYTON CORY CHRISTOPHER |
CLEMENTS CHRISTY RENA |
COCHRAN DEBBIE BOONE |
COCHRAN JOHNNY F |
COCHRAN PENNY SUE |
COLBERT RICHIE LEE |
COLEMAN MARY JANE |
COLLINS JOSEPH J |
COLLINS SHERRI M |
CONOVER TEQUIA LYNNE |
CONRAD MYRA |
COOK CARRIE M |
COOPER CHRISTY |
COOPER DONNA |
CORSETTI CHARLENE |
COX ASHLEY CURRY |
COX PEGGY SUE |
CRAWFORD JOHN W |
CREEL VIRGINIA ISBELL |
CRIDER JAMES STEVE |
CROSS STEVEN |
DARROW CHARLES FRANKLIN |
DAUGHTRY KENNETH DALE |
DAVIS DAVID NATHANIEL |
DAVIS JAMES EARL JR |
DAVIS NORA BRADSHAW |
DAVIS PEGGY S |
DAVIS SHERRY LYNN |
DEAN HELEN THERESA |
DEAN MARJORIE W |
DEVANE JASON LEE |
DIAF APRIL LOFTER |
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS |
DONNELL MARCIA A HUGHES |
DOWD RICHARD L |
DRAKE JOHN L |
DUBISAR WESLEY THOMAS |
DUMONT MARTHA RONEY |
DUNNE JAMES ALLEN |
DYKES ANNETTE DAVIS |
EBERHARD SHANNON MARIE |
ECKER GREGORY MATTHEW |
EDWARDS JACK |
EGGER JANET CAROL |
EGGLESTON LINDA ROARK |
EIKER KARL FRANCES |
ELLIS JACKIE |
EPLER SCOTT KIMO |
EZZELL LEIGH ANNA |
FAISON LEAH ELLEN |
FARMER MARK MONROE |
FERGUSON SCHORLETTE HILL |
FINEDORE MARILYN HARRISON |
FINLEY ALECIA COLLINS |
FLAIL KEITH |
FLETCHER VICTOR LAMAR |
FLOWERS DAVID ALLEN |
FLOYD JERRY W |
FLOYD JUDITH |
FOJTIK JEROME |
FOLEY DANIEL B |
FONDREN SYBLE H |
FORD KRISTINE M |
FORESITE SERVICES INC |
FORRESTER RAYMOND |
FORTIN DANIEL MARC |
FOXWORTH REBA |
FRISKE DAVID MATTHEW |
FULFORD JOYCE RENEE PARKER |
GAMMILL THOMAS L |
GANNON TOYE DOUGLASS |
GARCIA GRACIELA ARMENTA |
GARRETT MICHELE LYNN |
GAUTNEY MICHAEL EARL |
GIBERSON CLARA B |
GIBSON MARTHA S |
GIBSON TINA BYRD |
GILGENBACH JEFFREY JOSEPH |
GILL CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL |
GILLAND BRANDI LARAE |
GILLEY DANIEL |
GODDARD PHILLIP WOODROW III |
GOEBEL ROBERT PETER |
GOLSON HANNA JOY WELLS |
GONZALEZ FRANCISO J |
GONZLEZ IVAN CASTILLO |
GOODSON JEFFERY LEWIS |
GOSSMAN SIGNE ANN |
GOTO KAZUSHIGE |
GRAFT WILLIAM WESSLEY |
GRAHAM ULRIKE GABRIELE |
GRANBERRY JAMES |
GRAY DONNA |
GRAY RONNIE |
GRAY RUPERT D |
GRIER ELISA |
GRIFFIN JOSEPH GLEN |
GRIFFIN KIMBERELY DIANNE |
GRIFFIN MARY A |
GRIFFIN ROBERT EUGENE |
GUIDRY SCOTT MICHAEL |
HAAS KENNETH D |
HALL DONNIE |
HALL EDITH CATHERINE |
HALL JIMMY EARL |
HALL LLOYD |
HALL PAULINE GRACE PIPPIN |
HALL ROY BRUCE |
HAMMOND D MATHEWS |
HAMPTON REBECCA ANN |
HANDLON RICHARD SCOTT |
HANDY MARY KAREN |
HANEY HOWARD VANCE |
HARBISON MICAH HEATH |
HARDEN KAREN STEPHENS |
HARDY BRUCE ALLEN |
HARPER ELLA D |
HARPER MARK |
HARPER SCHAHRAZED |
HARRELL MARTHA KAY |
HARRISON DELMAR |
HARRISON JOHN ROBERT |
HARRISON RACHEL |
HARRISON ROBERT LEE |
HARRISON SHANA DEE |
HATHAWAY TANGIE LANETTE |
HAWE MABLE H |
HAWLEY BRENDA LEE |
HENDERSON TOMMY EDWARD |
HENLEY KELLY WHITMAN |
HERNANDEZ DAVIANN ROSE |
HERNANDEZ MARIA C |
HERRING BARBARA ALLEN |
HICKS JAMES JD |
HIGHT JEREMY |
HINSON JAMES TRUMAN |
HOBBS KARLA J |
HODGES CARMELINDA MARIE |
HODGES JULIA |
HOFFMANN BONNIE |
HOGAN ANGELA RENE |
HOLBERT KENNETH JOSEPH |
HOLDER EDDIE HILTON |
HOLLAND BETTY RUSSELL |
HOLLAND LIZZIE |
HOLLAND MARY K |
HOLLINGHEAD LINDA W |
HOLTMAN VIRGINIA ROSE |
HOWARD OPHELIA F |
HOWELL DIANNE |
HOWELL REX L |
HUDSON KELLY SANKEY |
HUGGINS J REALTY INC |
HUGHES LOLA DEANNE |
HUGHES MARY |
HUGHES MATTHEW DAVID |
HUGHES TERRY LEE |
HULSEY ELVA L |
HUNSUCKER SHELLEY M |
HUNTER HARRY |
JACKSON CHASITY LEA |
JACKSON MEREDETH |
JENKINS STEVEN LAMAR |
JOHNS TINA |
JOHNSON ALTO |
JOHNSON LISA ANN |
JOHNSON ROBERT A |
JOHNSON THOMAS D JR |
JOHNSON WILLIAM LARRY |
JONES KEISHA |
JONES PHILL BENTON JR |
JONES REBECCA WELCH |
JONES TRACY DAWN |
JORDAN DONNIE JOE |
JUSTICE BERNICE C |
KABA CLIFFORD T |
KELLEY DANIEL P |
KELLEY MARTHA PITTS |
KELLEY S E |
KELLY BRENDAN DAVID |
KENADY STEPHANIE NICHOLE |
KIMBERLIN INGRID DOW |
KING AIMEE MARIE |
KIRKLAND DORIS EVANS |
KNIGHTEN BRIAN MATTHEW |
KNOX JEFFREY NEAL |
KOLKMAN JOHN A |
LAMERE CHERYL LYNN BROWN |
LAMPLEY STEPHAN RAY |
LASKOSKY CATHERINE |
LASSETER CHRISTY |
LASSITER EUGENE CLYDE |
LAWRENCE ROBIN |
LAWRENCE VICKI J |
LEATH LUCINDA |
LEE CHARLIE FRED JR |
LEE JEFFREY MARION |
LESLEY PHOEBE TARA BUNDY |
LINDSEY ERIN |
LINDSEY MYLISA LYNN |
LINGWOOD DAVID DOUGLAS |
LISENBY BILLY |
LITTLE CHRISTY SMITH |
LITTLE PHILIP HERMAN |
LOCKLIN STEVEN BRETT |
LOFTEN DEBRA |
LONG AMY CAROL |
LOPEZ VALERIE MELISSA |
LOWMAN ROBERT JOSEPH |
LYNN JESSICA PAULINE |
MADURA MICHAEL S |
MAHONE WALTER KEY III |
MALONEY MICHELLE A |
MANNING TAMMY RENEE |
MARCELLE SIRITA M |
MARRERO VANESSA |
MARTIN JEANETTE ELIZABETH |
MATHIS KRISTY BALL |
MATTHEWS HOLLY MARIE |
MAULDIN DAVID W |
MAZLOOM JOSEPH JAMES |
MCARDLE NATHANIEL |
MCCALLISTER WILLIAM MICHAEL |
MCCANTS NATHAN W |
MCCLUNG JOHN L |
MCCORMICK BENNIE |
MCCRAY BRENDA K |
MCGOWAN ANGELA MANNING |
MCKINNON RUBEN |
MCLEAN DANIEL RICHARD |
MCMILLAN BOBBY RAY |
MCSWEENEY CHERI LEA |
MED-DIRECT PHARMACEUTICALS |
MEEKS FAUSTEEN D |
MELANCON JODY CLINTON |
MENDHEIM TERESA KELLEY VIA |
MERCER LARRY DOUGLAS |
MESSER KATIE LOU W |
MESSER TAMMY L |
MEXICO THOMAS L |
MILLER ANJA K |
MILLER DON |
MILLER RUTH |
MITCHELL BRANDON LEE |
MIXON LEVY RAY |
MOCK AMANDA KAY |
MOCK JIM DAVID |
MONFORT DANIEL BRYAN |
MONK WILLIAM DARRELL |
MONTGOMERY DENNIS J |
MONTGOMERY JEWELL C |
MOODY GEORGE WAYNE |
MOON DARRYLL DEAN |
MOORE SHELLIE GENE |
MOORE TRINITY JAMES |
MORA TONY RICARDO |
MORGAN ROY |
MORIARTY MARY KAY |
MORRELL MARY LEWIS |
MOTRY KIMBERLY HEATHER |
MOTT J D |
MOYER LARRY CHESTER |
MULLER CHANI ALEXIS |
MULLINS SANDRA DELL |
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NESMITH WILLIAM E |
NEWTON JIMMY E |
NIEMEYER DAWNA J |
ONAN DENNIS |
OSBORN PAMELA R |
OTT ASHLEE DALE |
OWENS ALDEN |
OWENS YVONNE CHRISTINE |
PACIFIC VIDEO GAMES |
PALMER LUNCINDA S |
PARKER PATTIE MCLENDON |
PARSONS BRANDON SCOTT |
PATTON ELAINE L |
PEACOCK JIMMY REX |
PENTON SUSAN HAYLOCK |
PETERMAN CHERYL ANN STEWART |
PETERS JEFFERY WAYNE |
PETERS RUTH FARMER |
PETR THOMAS JOSEPH |
PEZZANI PASCAL |
PHAN TUNG ANH |
PHILLIPS JESSICA |
PHILLIPS PHYLLIS S |
PICKLESIMER MICHELLE MILNER |
PLASTER CRYSTAL MAE |
POON BRIDGETTE MICHELLE |
PORTER WALTER JAMES |
POWELL CLYDE C JR |
POWELL JOY ELMER |
PRAD SHERMAN JOSEPH |
PRATHER VIRGIL M JR |
PREER TAMERA LOWE |
PRITCHARD BRUCE DAVID |
PRUETT JULIA FAYE |
PRUITT WILLIAM STEVEN |
PYBUS SHAWN |
PYE JUDY PYNES |
QUATTLEBAUM W LARRY |
RABON EMILY NICOLE |
RAWLINGS ROBERTA M |
RAY REBA G |
RAY SARAH H |
REDDING WALTER JERALD JR |
REDMOND SETH ANDREW |
REED SEAN S |
REESE CHADWICK LAMOND |
REEVES STEVEN BRYANT |
REEVES TRACY MARIE |
REGISTER NELLIE W |
REUL KATHERINE VANESSA |
RHOADES TEZ STEPHENS |
RICE LAWRENCE |
RICHARDSON KRISTEN A |
RICHARDSON TAMMY |
RILEY MATTHEW JANATHAN |
RIVERA MARIA |
ROBINSON DONNA E |
ROGERS CAROLYN ELIZABETH |
RONEY JAMES LAVON |
ROSE KAREN LEDFORD |
ROWE SHALETHIA DANIELLE |
RUSS MADIE WILSON |
RUSS SETH B |
RYALS HEATHER ELAINE |
SAMMONS TERESA |
SANCHEZ JUAN CARLOS |
SANCHEZ-ARMENTA MIQUEL ANGEL |
SANCHEZ-CHACON JOSE ELENO |
SANDERS BARNEY RICKY |
SANDERS EDWARD EUGENE |
SANDERS KELLY DENISE |
SASAKI MAKOTO |
SATELLITES UNLIMITED INC |
SAYRE GEORGE W JR |
SEABORN SHERMAN JR |
SEBBY ANDREW M |
SEGREST FEED & SEED CO INC |
SESSIONS RAYMOND |
SEWELL KEITH RANDALL |
SHAFFER WILLIAM ALLEN JR |
SHEFFIELD SHELLY |
SHELTON JUSTIN DAVID |
SHEPARD STEPHEN IRVIN |
SHEPPARD HUGH MILTON |
SHIPMAN SANDRA G |
SHOTTS TAMARA MICHELLE |
SHROPSHIRE BYTHEL JR |
SIERRA MOBILE HOME ESTATES I |
SLATER RONALD |
SMITH BILLY E |
SMITH DOLORES HESTON |
SMITH HETTIE R |
SMITH JOHN HAROLD |
SMITH MARK ALLEN |
SMITH MARY LORETTA |
SMITH MERRY |
SMITH SHELIA |
SNYDER CLYDE RICHARD |
SOLOMON JAYSON WADE |
SORENSON LAURA ANN |
SORRELLS PENNY M |
SPANN SUSAN C |
ST JAMES ARINE EILAND |
STANFORD TAMARA L |
STARNES JUDY KAY |
STEEGE HARRISON |
STEIN LAWRENCE J |
STEPHENS D T |
STEPHENS RANDY P |
STEWART CHRISTINE G |
STEWART MARGARETTE |
STJERNSTROM MAGNUS |
STRICKLAND DAVID LEE |
STRICKLAND JESSE RONNIE JR |
STRICKLAND LINDA PARRISH |
SUMMERS CARRIE LEDBETTER |
SYKES LEWIS |
SYKES RANDELL |
TARKOWSKI VERNON GERARD |
TAYLOR ANNETTE H |
TAYLOR BOBBIE JOANNA |
TAYLOR DANIEL BRENT |
TAYLOR JAMES H II |
TAYLOR MICHAEL COY |
TEW AUDREY CONDREY |
THOMAS DIANN |
THOMAS SONYA |
THOMPSON BETTY C |
THOMPSON BETTY JEAN |
THOMPSON WILLIAM EARL |
TICE WILLIAM JEFFERY |
TILLMAN TARA MARIA |
TINSLEY CHRISTOPHER BRIAN |
TOGNOLI DANTE MARIO |
TOVAR CARLOS JR |
TRADER JUSTIN JOSEPH |
TRAMPLER DOUGLAS W |
TRANT JULIA CHRISTINE MILLS |
TREMOULIARIS JEANNETTE M |
TRIMM ROBERT LOFTON |
TRITSCHLER LISA BETH |
TUCKER HOWARD D |
TURVIN AMANDA B |
VARNUM JESSICA |
VAYDA JOSEPH J |
VELAZQUEZ ANGEL |
VICK NINA |
VISITING ANGELS |
WADE CATO |
WADE RONALD STEVE |
WALKER JAMES WAYNE |
WALKER JAMIE RAY |
WALKER JOHN W |
WALKER MALINDA KAYE |
WALSINGHAM BEVERLY C |
WARD LANCE B |
WARD MICKEY |
WARD SYRETHA |
WARREN JANE ANN |
WATERS BRANDEE V |
WATERS CRYSTAL JOYCE |
WATKINS CHARLES G |
WATKINS HEATHER |
WATSON DAVID LYNN |
WATTS WILLIAM BRADLEY |
WEED SHAWN MARIE |
WEEKS ALCUS |
WELCH MATTHEW P |
WELLS JENNIFER SANDERS |
WERNER GEORGE MARTIN JR |
WHEELUS WILLIAM |
WHERTEC INC |
WHITAKER ALI JOHN |
WHITE JACKIE L |
WHITE JERILYN A |
WHITMAN STEVEN LEE |
WHITTUM JAMES B |
WILKERSON CHARLIE ROY |
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WILLIAMS JOSHUA STEVEN |
WILLIAMS KAYLA CYRIL |
WILLIAMSON ROY ALLEN |
WILLIS ANGELA NICHOLE |
WILSON LARRY JEAN |
WILSON NEILI DEANNA |
WIMES SHALUNDA |
WISE KELVIN PAUL MICHAEL |
WISOR ANDREA J |
WOMACK TRACY JONES |
WOOD JENNIFER LEE |
WOOD MARGOT GRAHAM |
WOOD SHERRY ANN |
WOODHAM BRIAN |
WYATT JOE ELLWYN |
YATES SHERRIE MORRIS |
YONEMOTO KAZUNORI |
YOUNG JUSTIN AARON |
YOUNG MARY DONELL |
ZANGARI FRANK JOHN |
ZERINGUE STEVEN L |
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