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Electric cooperatives are private, not-for-profit organizations that provide electricity to their members, or customers. Owned by the members they serve, electric cooperatives are community-focused and often established in rural areas where access to electricity improves the quality of life. According to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), electric cooperatives power 56% of the American landscape, including 92% of persistent poverty counties.

Leveraging advanced mapping techniques and expert sustainability strategies, SWCA is helping clients, mainly international beverage corporations, understand and manage their water systems more effectively.

At SWCA, our geographic information systems (GIS) services are about more than data on a map – GIS is a way to create meaningful, community-focused solutions that help people and places thrive. Two specialists, Kim Lyons and Liz Hitzfelder, lead SWCA’s water and fire GIS technical services with expertise and a passion for turning complex data into real-world action.