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      <ExcessOrDeficitPerFS>2734484</ExcessOrDeficitPerFS>
      <TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt>23407517</TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt>
      <RevenueSubtotal>23407517</RevenueSubtotal>
      <TotalRevenuePerForm990>23407517</TotalRevenuePerForm990>
      <TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt>20673033</TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt>
      <ExpensesSubtotal>20673033</ExpensesSubtotal>
      <TotalExpensesPerForm990>20673033</TotalExpensesPerForm990>
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    <IRS990ScheduleO documentId="990O">
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>01. Members or stockholder classes and rights (Part VI, line 6)</Identifier>
        <Explanation>Member owned cooperative</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>02. Member election for additional members (Part VI, line 7a)</Identifier>
        <Explanation>Each member of the cooperative shall be entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>03. Form 990 governing body review (Part VI, line 11)</Identifier>
        <Explanation>Management and paid preparer review drafts of the Form 990 prior to efiling</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>04. Conflict of interest policy compliance (Part VI, line 12c)</Identifier>
        <Explanation>Annual and periodic reviews of the policy are made by board and management staff at regular monthly board meetings</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>05. Governing documents, etc, available to public (Part VI, line 19)</Identifier>
        <Explanation>Governing documents and financial statements are made available to the public upon request</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>06. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances (Part XI, line 5)</Identifier>
        <Explanation>Other changes in net assets includd changes in donated capital appropriated earnings capital credits gain and patrons capital credits during the year</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
    </IRS990ScheduleO>
    <IRS990ScheduleR documentId="990R">
      <Form990ScheduleRPartI>
        <NameOfDisregardedEntity>
          <BusinessNameLine1>MACON ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY</BusinessNameLine1>
        </NameOfDisregardedEntity>
        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>31571 BUSINESS RT 36</AddressLine1>
          <City>Macon</City>
          <State>MO</State>
          <ZIPCode>63552</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <EIN>431857953</EIN>
        <PrimaryActivities>HVAC SERVICES</PrimaryActivities>
        <LegalDomicileState>MO</LegalDomicileState>
        <DirectControllingEntityName>
          <BusinessNameLine1>NA</BusinessNameLine1>
        </DirectControllingEntityName>
      </Form990ScheduleRPartI>
    </IRS990ScheduleR>
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