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Dependable, Affordable Power.

We provide safe, reliable power at the lowest possible cost to South Texans – through
integrity, hard work and safety.

Created in 1977

Created on February 17, 1977 under the Rural Electric Cooperative Act of the State of Texas, San Miguel is a cooperative corporation organized for the purpose of generating affordable and reliable electric power for its member rural electric cooperatives. San Miguel is owned by its member cooperatives. Each member cooperative is represented on the San Miguel Board of Directors.

San Miguel presently owns one 400 MW generating unit, which is located in Atascosa County, Texas. The plant is fueled with lignite, which is mined from deposits in Atascosa and McMullen Counties.

San Miguel sells power pursuant to a Wholesale Power Contract with its member-customer, South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (South Texas), which is a generation and transmission cooperative. South Texas sells at wholesale to their members, all of which are distribution cooperatives providing retail service to their member-customers.

The member-customers of San Miguel include:
Jackson Electric Cooperative
Karnes Electric Cooperative
Magic Valley Electric Cooperative
Medina Electric Cooperative
Nueces Electric Cooperative
San Patricio Electric Cooperative
South Texas Electric Cooperative
Victoria Electric Cooperative
Wharton County Electric Cooperative

Unlike investor-owned utilities, we are operated by and for the people of South Texas in predominately rural areas – regions that had historically been overlooked. We have one simple goal: reliable power, not making a profit.

“Caring for our neighbors, who are also our customers, is important to us. That's because we not only work, but also live, in the rural areas in which we operate and serve.”

Nathan Brown, General Manager/CEO