Company Profile
Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CHELCO)
Company Overview
Our Company
CHELCO is a 54,000-meter co-op primarily serving two counties from Alabama state line to the Emerald Coast beaches on the Gulf of Mexico in the panhandle of Florida. CHELCO strives to continuously promote the quality of life for our members, employees, and communities. We are a company dedicated to ensuring member satisfaction, safety, and reliability, while controlling costs for our members.
•Our mission is to safely provide quality services and product at a competitive value while adhering to the cooperative principles.
•Our service territory is very diverse ranging from 4 meters per mile to 76 meters per mile.
•CHELCO owns and operates the distribution and transmission system on Eglin AFB through a 50-year utility privatization contract.
•Our cooperative is a family environment while still pursuing excellence in all our endeavors.
•Walton County, Florida is the 6th fastest growing county in the U.S.
The Location
CHELCO is located in Northwest Florida. The area offers outstanding recreational, cultural, and educational opportunities. The historic DeFuniak Springs area has a reasonable cost of living, while still having easy access to the amenities available to those living on Florida’s northern Gulf Coast.
CHELCO proudly offers its employees medical, dental, vision, flexible savings or health savings account, NRECA pension plan, 401k with company match, life insurance, short-term disability, education/professional development, wellness and safety program incentives, generous paid time off, volunteer time off, and ten paid holidays a year.
Benefits
CHELCO proudly offers its employees medical, dental, vision, flexible savings or health savings account, NRECA pension plan, 401k with company match, life insurance, short-term disability, education/professional development, wellness and safety program incentives, generous paid time off, volunteer time off, and ten paid holidays a year.