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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE J, PART III</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (NQDC PLAN): THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE ADOPTION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION'S PENSION RESTORATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (NRECA PRP) TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES DUE TO LIMITATIONS UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 RELATING TO PERMISSIBLE PAYMENTS FROM QUALIFIED PENSION PLANS. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS IN THE NRECA PRP HAVE A PENSION LIMITATION UPON VESTING IN THE PLAN, AS DEFINED IN SECITION 2(B) OF THE NRECA PRP, APPLIED TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAYABLE BY THE RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN SPONSORED BY NRECA. THE PENSION LIMITATION IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SINGLE LUMP SUM EQUIVALENT OF THE PARTICIPANT'S ACCRUED BENEFIT FROM THE RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN AS CALCULATED BY NRECA WITHOUT THE LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 415 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AND THE PARTICIPANT'S ACCRUED BENEFIT FROM THE RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN AS CALCULATED BY NRECA AFTER APPLICATION OF THE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS 415 AND 401(A)(17) OF THE CODE. DURING 2019, JAMES E. MANGUM, JR. BECAME VESTED IN THE NRECA PRP PLAN. DURING 2023, MANGNUM RECEIVED A DISTRIBUTION IN THE AMOUNT OF 13,820 WHICH IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J,PART II (I)(B)(III) AS OTHER COMPENSATION, AND ALSO INCLUDED IN FORM 990, PART VII, 10(D). THE CORPORATION RECOVERED THE DISTRIBUTION FROM NRECA. THIS AMOUNTS IS ALSO REPORTED IN COLUMN F, AS THE AMOUNTS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON A PRIOR YEAR FORM 990.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>WAKE ELECTRIC PROVIDES RELIABLE, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY AND RELATED SERVICES. WAKE ELECTRIC OPERATES AS A COOPERATIVE BUSINESS AND CONTINUALLY IMPROVES ITS SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS AND ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. WAKE ELECTRIC OPERATES A SUSTAINABLE ELECTRIC SYSTEM. SUSTAINABLE MEANS DELIVERING AFFORDABLE, INCREASINGLY CLEAN ELECTRICITY OVER A GRID THAT IS MORE EFFICIENT, RESILIENT AND CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING NEW ENERGY RESOURCES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS WHO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>CERTAIN DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.</ExplanationTxt>
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