Number	23189
Subject	Utilities
Source	Atlanta Journal-Constitution
State	GA
Year	2007
Publication Date	8/19; 8/20
Summary	This investigation reveals how rural electric cooperatives have become unregulated monopolies that often take advantage of their unknowing members. Many cooperatives haven't elected new board members for decades, and members are not aware of destructive changes made by the governing boards. Some cooperatives even outsourced work to for-profit companies.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	36
Keywords	utilities; electricity; power companies; business; local government
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