Our History of Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Members of Smoky Hill Electric, NCK Electric and Jewell-Mitchell Electric gave their approval to consolidate the three cooperatives becoming Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc. representing the region of the state in which the cooperatives serve. This was effective January 1, 2002, members of Smoky Hill Electric (green), Jewell-Mitchell Electric (blue) and NCK Electric (red) consolidated to become RHEC.

At the time of consolidation, Smoky Hill Electric served approximately 2,900 meters over 1,500 miles of line in Ellsworth, Lincoln and portions of Russell counties. Jewell-Mitchell Electric served approximately 4,670 meters over 3,100 miles of line in Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne and Smith counties. NCK Electric served approximately 3,000 meters over 1,800 miles of line in Cloud, Republic and portions of Washington and Clay counties.

Today, we now provide service to over 11,490 meters in parts of 16 northern and north central Kansas counties. The office relocated to Beloit, Kansas in June 2016 and stands there today. Rolling Hills Electric’s 40 employees maintain and operate approximately 6,430 miles of line.

With the consolidation, Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc. became the third largest electrical cooperative in Kansas.

District 1 - Ellsworth District consists of Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Ottawa, Russell, and Saline counties.

District 2 - Mankato District consists of Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks and Smith counties.

District 3 - Belleville District consists of Clay, Cloud, Republic and Washington counties.

The highlighted area on the map reflects the territory coverage by counties in the state of Kansas.