2017-07-26T15:04:12-05:00 2016-12-31 BKD LLP PO BOX 3667 LITTLE ROCK AR 722033667 990 2016-01-01 480493444 PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC % CHANTRY C SCOTT PION 6203564111 1850 W OKLAHOMA ULYSSES KS 67880 STEPHEN J EPPERSON CEO 6203564111 2017-07-25 true AMBER SHERRILL P00748683 5013721040 64.22.227.161 71015520172075000000 2017-07-26 P 1528D3B04E878A45895BB88E74696FB0CD9C2BB8 F5977BEB049942DED8E66FDC307AAD1CDA4A43EF 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z STEPHEN J EPPERSON 1850 W OKLAHOMA ULYSSES KS 67880 94951627 false X WWW.PIONEERELECTRIC.COOP X 1944 KS SALE OF ELECTRICITY TO MEMBERS 9 0 80 0 1718238 0 0 88580633 92075827 982204 998662 216466 1877138 89779303 94951627 39238 45813 0 0 9348055 10036216 0 0 0 70582537 70811130 79969830 80893159 9809473 14058468 224004484 240877579 86399402 87907603 137605082 152969976 SALE OF ELECTRICITY TO MEMBERS false false DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY TO APPROXIMATELY 17,000 RETAIL ELECTRIC METERS OF PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AND APPROXIMATELY 17,100 RETAIL ELECTRIC METERS WHO ARE SERVED THROUGH SOUTHERN PIONEER ELECTRIC COMPANY, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY. false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false true 162 0 true 80 true true true false false false false 92075827 1117257 false X 9 0 true false false false true true true true true false false false true true true true true true true false KS X CHANTRY C SCOTT 6203564111 1850 W OKLAHOMA ULYSSES KS 67880 ALFRED ALEXANDER TRUSTEE 2.0 1.0 X 20850 1750 0 CHARLES MILBURN TRUSTEE 2.0 1.0 X 21100 1800 0 FRED CLAASSEN TRUSTEE 5.0 0.7 X 30564 2550 0 JAMES BELL TRUSTEE 8.0 2.0 X 29656 5350 0 JOHN JURY TRUSTEE 1.0 1.0 X 20050 1250 0 MARTIE FLOYD TRUSTEE 1.0 1.0 X 20050 1250 0 MELVIN WINGER TRUSTEE 1.0 1.0 X 22608 1500 0 MIKE BREWER TRUSTEE 3.0 2.0 X 28285 3550 0 PERRY RUBART TRUSTEE 9.0 0.8 X 31301 4800 0 CHANTRY SCOTT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 42.02 0.0 X 181874 0 92935 STEPHEN EPPERSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 42.93 0.0 X 385401 0 144712 LINDSAY SHEPARD EXECUTIVE VP & GENERAL COUNSEL 43.5 0.0 X 224090 0 47800 GEORGE BUSHNELL VP OF OPER AND ENGINEERING 41.16 0.0 X 232428 0 91955 RANDALL MAGINSON EXECUTIVE VP AND ASSISTANT CEO 48.65 0.0 X 239825 0 128406 ANITA WENDT VP OF ENERGY SERVICES 42.6 0.0 X 145570 0 82934 CLINTON MEIER APPARATUS & METER COORDINATOR 44.83 0.0 X 121578 0 69871 MICHAEL HANEY MANAGER OF OPER & ENGINEERING 42.65 0.0 X 158823 0 196991 ROSS RILEY OPERATION SUPERVISOR 43.71 0.0 X 134519 0 105011 SHERRY EASTON MANAGER OF ACCOUNTING 48.96 0.0 X 136635 0 61209 2185207 23800 1021824 20 false true false J J POWERLINE CONTR INC PO BOX 861 DODGE CITY KS 67801 CONTRACT LINE LABOR 535248 NISC PO BOX 1147 MANDAN ND 58554 CONTRACT COMPUTER 355876 IES COMMERCIAL INC PO BOX 27 HOLDREGE NE 68949 CONSTRUCTION 488768 SOLIDA PO BOX 421 PHILLIPSBURG KS 67661 TREE TRIMMING 111679 4 0 SALES OF ELECTRICITY 221000 82015619 82015619 CAPITAL CREDITS 900099 10011027 10011027 SERVICE REVENUE 900099 49181 49181 92075827 982007 10030 971977 0 0 29876 0 29876 29876 29876 16655 16655 16655 16655 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MANAGEMENT FEES 900099 1708208 1708208 MERCHANDISING REVENUES 900099 -17592 -17592 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 156646 156646 156646 156646 1847262 94951627 92075827 1718238 1157562 7810 38003 0 0 1993890 0 4350356 1852523 1339090 500357 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40193 217298 51501 0 326057 0 0 94539 4261795 0 4852637 0 PURCHASED POWER 60152551 . 0 . 0 . 0 814559 80893159 1188799 3677685 0 0 0 0 7888885 8126110 0 0 0 0 0 0 1447255 1081414 7165327 6428538 152974030 33784802 117919692 119189228 0 0 0 0 88394526 102374604 0 0 0 0 224004484 240877579 10963812 14943483 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75435590 72964120 0 0 0 0 86399402 87907603 X 0 0 0 0 137605082 152969976 137605082 152969976 224004484 240877579 X 14058468 1306426 X false true X true false 494662 494662 8728824 2703426 6025398 142071913 31081376 110990537 1678631 1678631 119189228 INVEST IN ASSOC ORGS-PATR CAP 73630655 C INVEST IN ASSOC ORGS-OTHER GEN 1675289 C INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY 11895261 C INVEST IN ASSOC ORGS-NONGEN 963831 C INVEST IN ECON DEV PROJECTS 428760 C OTHER INVESTMENTS 1828217 C SPECIAL FUNDS 11724497 C NON-UTILITY PROPERTY 228094 C 102374604 98386766 5143347 5143347 93243419 1708208 1708208 94951627 80893159 80893159 80893159 FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D INCOME IN EQUITY INVESTMENTS FROM SPEC $5,143,347. FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B INTERCOMPANY MANAGEMENT FEES $1,708,208 true USD 214 ULYSSES 111 S BAUGHMAN ULYSSES KS 67880 480699901 501(C)(1) 7810 N/A N/A NEW EQUIPMENT 1 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 19 18000 N/A N/A YOUTH TOURS 4 9847 N/A N/A COUNTY FAIRS 12 10156 N/A N/A SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER ONLY AND ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE STUDENTS' CHOICE OF COLLEGE OR SECONDARY EDUCATION. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL DOLLARS PROVIDED. YOUTH TOUR DOLLARS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE YOUTH TOUR PROGRAM, NOT TO THE INDIVIDUAL. OTHER ASSISTANCE IS TYPICALLY A ONE-TIME OCCURRENCE AND OF A MINIMAL DOLLAR AMOUNT. X true true X X false false false CHANTRY SCOTT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 175916 0 381 0 5577 0 67662 0 25273 0 274809 0 0 0 STEPHEN EPPERSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 374097 0 2394 0 8910 0 119213 0 25499 0 530113 0 0 0 LINDSAY SHEPARD EXECUTIVE VP & GENERAL COUNSEL 214850 0 200 0 9040 0 30229 0 17571 0 271890 0 0 0 GEORGE BUSHNELL VP OF OPER AND ENGINEERING 171628 0 200 0 60600 0 73716 0 18239 0 324383 0 0 0 RANDALL MAGINSON EXECUTIVE VP AND ASSISTANT CEO 228607 0 200 0 11018 0 110985 0 17421 0 368231 0 0 0 ANITA WENDT VP OF ENERGY SERVICES 143624 0 200 0 1746 0 64779 0 18155 0 228504 0 0 0 CLINTON MEIER APPARATUS & METER COORDINATOR 120872 0 200 0 506 0 45873 0 23998 0 191449 0 0 0 MICHAEL HANEY MANAGER OF OPER & ENGINEERING 152559 0 200 0 6064 0 171793 0 25198 0 355814 0 0 0 ROSS RILEY OPERATION SUPERVISOR 130370 0 200 0 3949 0 80053 0 24958 0 239530 0 0 0 SHERRY EASTON MANAGER OF ACCOUNTING 135572 0 340 0 723 0 36083 0 25123 0 197841 0 0 0 SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A COMPANION TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ALL OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES. THESE EXPENSES ARE ALL TREATED AS TAXABLE TO THE OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND/OR KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES DUE TO THEIR POSITION EITHER AS A DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE FOR SOUTHERN PIONEER COMPANY, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. IS A MEMBER OWNED COOPERATIVE. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS A NOMINATING COMMITTEE FORMED FROM PIONEER ELECTRIC'S MEMBER OWNERS. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PRESENTS THEIR NOMINATIONS FOR TRUSTEE POSITIONS TO THE MEMBER OWNERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE MEMBER OWNERS CAST THEIR BALLOTS TO ELECT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR A THREE YEAR TERM AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. IS A MEMBER OWNED COOPERATIVE. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS A NOMINATING COMMITTEE FORMED FROM PIONEER ELECTRIC'S MEMBER OWNERS. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PRESENTS THEIR NOMINATIONS FOR TRUSTEE POSITIONS TO THE MEMBER OWNERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE MEMBER OWNERS CAST THEIR BALLOTS TO ELECT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR A THREE YEAR TERM AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. IF THERE IS A VACANCY DURING A BOARD MEMBER'S TERM, THE REMAINING BOARD WILL ELECT A REPLACEMENT TRUSTEE FROM THE VACANT DISTRICT. THIS TRUSTEE WILL HOLD THE POSITION UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING. THE TRUSTEE WILL BE NOMINATED FOR ELECTION TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS: 1) CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS 2) SALE OF A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ASSETS AND/OR LIQUIDATION 3) CHANGES TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. REQUESTS THAT EACH TRUSTEE, OFFICER, KEY EMPLOYEE, AND THE 5 HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES COMPLETE A FORM 990 QUESTIONAIRE ANNUALLY. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THIS QUESTIONAIRE REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IN ITS ENTIRETY, APPROVES THE CEO (OFFICER), EXECUTIVE VP-ASSISTANT CEO (KEY EMPLOYEE), AND EXECUTIVE VP / GENERAL COUNSEL'S (KEY EMPLOYEE) SALARY. THE NRECA COMPENSATION SURVEY IS USED TO PROVIDE COMPARABLE DATA. THE BOARD DISCUSSES THE SALARIES, AS PROPOSED, WITHOUT THE EMPLOYEES PRESENT. THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THE EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE WAGES OF ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE CFO, IS BASED UPON A REVIEW OF THE NRECA COMPENSATION SURVEY WITH APPROVAL BY THE CEO. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE OVERALL WAGE INCREASE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS AT 1850 WEST OKLAHOMA, ULYSSES, KANSAS, 67880, DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6A PERSONAL PROPERTY RENTAL REVENUES EXCLUDED FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME ARE RELATED TO POLE RENTAL INCOME. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: CAPITAL CREDIT RETIREMENT ($2,027,466) INCOME IN EQUITY INVESTMENTS FROM SPEC $5,143,347 ESTATE RETIREMENTS ($143,005) OCI - CHANGE IN DEFINED PENSION PLAN ($150,089) GAIN ON RETIREMENT $163,211 UNCLAIMED PATRONAGE $52,847 OTHER ($24,211) INTERCOMPANY MANAGEMENT FEES ($1,708,208) -------------- $1,306,426 ============== PIONEER ELECTRIC AREA ROUNDUP INC 1850 W OKLAHOMA AVE ULYSSES KS 67880 200157161 SEE PART VII KS 501(C)(3) 7 PEC true SOUTHERN PIONEER ELECTRIC 1850 WEST OKLAHOMA ULYSSES KS 67880 203898147 ELEC SALES KS PEC C CORP 5143347 143211276 1.00000 true true false false true false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false SOUTHERN PIONEER ELECTRIC COMPANY D 101990323 COST SOUTHERN PIONEER ELECTRIC COMPANY N 39961 COST SOUTHERN PIONEER ELECTRIC COMPANY O 1682357 COST SOUTHERN PIONEER ELECTRIC COMPANY P 70289 COST SOUTHERN PIONEER ELECTRIC COMPANY Q 658088 COST SOUTHERN PIONEER ELECTRIC COMPANY A 10030 COST FORM 990, SCHEDULE R, PART II, LINE 1, COLUMN B BETTERING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF AREA CITIZENS