Who We Are
ODEC exists to provide reliable, responsible power to members at an affordable cost.
Key Facts
- Founded
- 1948
- Type
- Not-for-Profit G&T Cooperative
- Headquarters
- Glen Allen, Virginia
- Service Area
- Virginia, Maryland & Delaware
- People Served
- ~1.5 Million
- Member Cooperatives
- 11
- Delivery Points
- 225+
- Transmission Lines
- 110 Miles (Eastern Shore)
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative was incorporated in 1948 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia as a not-for-profit power supply cooperative. For more than seven decades, the people of ODEC have focused their energies on safely and affordably generating and transmitting power.
Because ODEC is owned by its 11 member cooperatives, every decision is made with the impact to the customer foremost in consideration. This cooperative model ensures that ODEC operates not for profit, but for the benefit of the nearly 1.5 million people it serves across Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware.
ODEC supplies the power its member distribution cooperatives require to serve their customers on a cost-effective basis, maintaining a diversified generation portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, and a growing renewable energy portfolio of wind and solar resources.
By the Numbers
Powering Communities Across Three States
78+
Years of Service
11
Member Cooperatives
1.5M
People Served
225+
Delivery Points
Our Operations
How ODEC Powers the Region
Whether through direct ownership, co-ownership, or power purchase agreements, ODEC maintains a diversified approach to ensuring reliable power delivery across the Mid-Atlantic.
Power Generation
Generates and purchases wholesale power through a diversified portfolio including natural gas, nuclear, coal, wind, and solar resources.
Transmission
Owns 110 miles of high-voltage transmission lines on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and delivers power through 4 transmission providers.
PJM Membership
Member of PJM Interconnection, LLC, the regional transmission operator coordinating power across 13 states and Washington, D.C.
Service Territory
Serves consumers across 70 counties along 59,000 miles of distribution lines from Delaware to the North Carolina border.
Service Area
From the Eastern Shore to the Allegheny Highlands
Consumers are located in 70 counties along 59,000 miles of distribution lines that extend from Delaware and Maryland, south across Virginia to the North Carolina border, and from Virginia's Eastern Shore to the Allegheny Highlands.