REA

NCREA was created as an agency of the State of North Carolina to:

• Ensure that customers in the predominantly rural areas of the state have access to adequate, dependable, and affordable electric and telephone service.
• The NCREA serves as an agent for the EMC and TMC cooperatives in securing and approving loan and grant requests from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as follows:
  Rural Utility Service (RUS)
  Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (REDLG)
  Reconnect, Community Connect, Cares Act and
  Rural Energy America Program (REAP) 
• Oversee the application of the electric and telephone cooperatives rules and regulations to ensure they are administered according to the manner in which they are written.
• Receive and investigate member complaints of the cooperatives.
• Advise cooperatives regarding recommended changes in rules and regulations.
• The NCREA is responsible for receiving petitions for arbitration in compliance with the 1996 Telecommunications Act (The Act).
• Perform all other requirements of the North Carolina Rural Electrification Laws as documented in Chapter 117 of the North Carolina General Statutes.