Lake Region Electric Cooperative

Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LREC) was incorporated in 1949 when the members of East Central Electric Cooperative, located in Okmulgee, decided to divide its territory into two separate cooperatives in order to be able to provide better service to its members. A portion of East Central Electric Cooperative, east of the Arkansas River, which now surrounds Lake Fort Gibson and Lake Tenkiller, became Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Inc.

LREC at its inception had 1,700 member-consumers and 116 employees. Today LREC has over 25,500 member-consumers and 106 employees.