TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 57-0263136)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-04-19
IRS object ID: 202201099349300225
Schema version: 2021v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-04-19T10:05:15-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	581094351	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MCNAIR MCLEMORE MIDDLEBROOKS & CO LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POST OFFICE BOX ONE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MACON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	312020001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	570263136	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	COOPERATIVE INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TRI-	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8038741215	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 217	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST MATTHEWS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	291350217	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHAD LOWDER	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8038741215	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-04-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	CHAD	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	LOWDER	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JASON A PEACOCK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00978537	PTIN
Phone	4787466277	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-04-19	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHAD LOWDER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 217	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST MATTHEWS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29135	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$45,784,852	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1940	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	SC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT A REASONABLE COST CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	62	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,266,300	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$44,089,242	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$44,388,125	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$71,642	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$130,427	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$44,160,884	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$45,784,852	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$2,096,178	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$2,851,708	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$471,027	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$487,155	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$41,757,706	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$42,411,595	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$44,324,911	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$45,750,458	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$164,027	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$34,394	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$112,327,920	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$138,986,472	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$82,161,645	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$107,883,070	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$30,166,275	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$31,103,402	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT A REASONABLE COST CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT A REASONABLE COST CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT A REASONABLE COST CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (true)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	29	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	62	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income	$41,764,546	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$1,579,590	OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRI-COUNTY ECI	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8038741215	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6473 OLD STATE ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST MATTHEWS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	291350217	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
CHAD LOWDER
CEO	50.00	Yes (X)	$221,475	$0	$117,978
JERRELL FURTICK
COO	50.00		$161,629	$0	$89,532	Yes (X)
MICHAEL WEEKS
CAO	50.00		$136,194	$0	$78,594	Yes (X)
BILLY SHANNON
TRUSTEE - FO	0.00		$24,276	$0	$0		Yes (X)
IDA L DIXON
VICE PRESIDE	3.71	Yes (X)	$16,036	$0	$0			Yes (X)
GEORGE WILSON
TRUSTEE	3.56		$15,530	$0	$0			Yes (X)
WILLIE E JEFFRIES
TRUSTEE	3.06		$15,339	$0	$0			Yes (X)
JACQUELINE S SHAW
SECRETARY	3.53	Yes (X)	$13,786	$0	$0			Yes (X)
GARY F GEIGER
TREASURER	3.75	Yes (X)	$12,999	$0	$0			Yes (X)
WILLIAM ROBINSON
TRUSTEE	3.02		$12,942	$0	$0			Yes (X)
JOE STRICKLAND JR
TRUSTEE	2.27		$12,717	$0	$0			Yes (X)
JAMES R DANTZLER
TRUSTEE	3.30		$12,661	$0	$0			Yes (X)
BARBARA WESTON
PRESIDENT	3.20	Yes (X)	$11,415	$0	$0			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$666,999	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$286,104	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
NATIONAL ONDEMAND INC
245 W DAVIS ST	BURLINGTON	NC	27215	BROADBAND CONST	$11,512,896
CONEXON LLC
2001 GRAND BLVD SUITE 700	KANSAS CITY	MO	64108	BROADBAND CONST	$3,630,805
SUMTER UTILITIES
1151 N PIKE W	SUMTER	SC	29151	BROADBAND CONST	$2,727,224
BROTHERS TREE COMPANY INC
1317 MAIN HIGHWAY	BAMBERG	SC	29003	R/W CLEARING	$984,321
RIGHT WAY TREE EXPERTS
5686 BILL DAVIS RD	SUMMERTON	SC	29148	R/W CLEARING	$585,033

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,266,300	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,266,300	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ELECTRIC ENERGY SALES	221000	$42,533,241	$42,533,241
FIBER ACCESS REVENUE	221000	$1,064,541	$1,064,541
PATRONAGE CAPITAL - ASSOCIATE	221000	$756,972	$756,972
POLE RENTAL REVENUE		$33,371		$33,371

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$44,388,125	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$130,427	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$130,427	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45,784,852	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$44,354,754	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$163,798	ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,851,708	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$462,879	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,276	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$632,272	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,910,753	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,769,217	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PURCHASED POWER	$23,426,910
DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE	$4,431,501
ADMIN. & GENERAL	$2,536,822
DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS	$2,386,452

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,317,668	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,750,458	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,105,236	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,708,918	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,551,503	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,841,449	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,150,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,123,388	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,348,961	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,116,245	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$203,111	BOYAmt
EOY	$215,759	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$154,378,713	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$43,569,133	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,867,186	BOYAmt
EOY	$110,809,580	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,258,119	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,452,665	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$156,196	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,281,532	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,327,920	BOYAmt
EOY	$138,986,472	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,619,038	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,212,202	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,320,782	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,093,670	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,221,825	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,577,198	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,161,645	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,883,070	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,345	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,765	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,096,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,033,637	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,166,275	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,103,402	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,327,920	BOYAmt
EOY	$138,986,472	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$34,394	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$902,733	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$791,697	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$791,697	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$153,587,016	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$43,569,133	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$110,017,883	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$110,809,580	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INVESTMENTS - PROG RELATED	Desc
Book Value	$13,452,665	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$13,452,665	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	$7,880,274
REGULATORY LIABILITIES - ASC 980	$1,500,000
DEFERRED CREDITS	$196,924

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$9,577,198	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE CORPORATION'S RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFOR MSYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS PRESCRIBED BY THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (18 CFR PART 101). THOSE PRACTICES UTILIZE ALLOCATION BASES. AS ARSULT, IT WOULD REQUIRE SIGNIFCANT EFFORT TO BREAK OUT EXPENSES IN THE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES PROVIDED FOR ON THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. MANAGMENT HAS OPTED TO CLASSIFY ITS EXPENSES ON PART IX OF THE FORM 990 IN THE SAME MANNER IT REPORTS ITS FINANCIAL RESULTS TO LENDERS, REGULATORS, AND ITS MEMBER-OWNERS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
CHAD LOWDER
CEO	$218,207	$507	$2,761	$92,426	$25,552	$339,453
JERRELL FURTICK
COO	$155,870	$2,165	$3,594	$64,815	$24,717	$251,161
MICHAEL WEEKS
CAO	$130,054	$541	$5,599	$54,268	$24,326	$214,788
BILLY SHANNON
TRUSTEE - FORMER	$24,276					$24,276

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT A REASONABLE COST CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	THE COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	THE COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS WHO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	CERTAIN DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM FOR THEIR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE COOPERATIVE REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES (BOARD POLICY NO. 413, 414, AND 415) WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THER PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO IS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY NO. 427 WHICH IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	WAGE AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION IS GOVERNED BY BOARD POLICY NO. 428 WHICH IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE COOPERATIVE MAKES ITS BYLAWS, FINANCIAL REPORTS, AND OTHER COOPERATIVE INFORMAITON AVAILABLE TO ITS MEMBERS THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 AND ITS ATTACHMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AS REFLECTED IN PART VI SECTION C LINE 18.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS 2,851,708 MEMBERSHIP FEES 420 DEFERRED REVENUE RECOGNIZED 250,000 OTHER CHANGES IN EQUITY 57,742 CAPITAL CREDIT RETIREMENTS -643,484 OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME -613,653 CURRENT YEAR REVENUE DEFERRED -1,000,000 TOTAL 902,733

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRICO DEVELOPMENT LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 217	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST MATTHEWS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29135	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	820674240	EIN
Primary Activities	ECON. DEV.	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	SC	LegalDomicileStateCd
End Of Year Assets	$8,932,359	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRI-CO ECI	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRICOLINK INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 217	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST MATTHEWS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29135	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activities	BROADBAND	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	SC	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRI-CO ECI	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C CORP	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$1,046,927	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$2,746,350	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd