Family Ties in Costa Rica

Adams Electric Cooperative (Penn) and Coopelesca, R.L. (Costa Rica)

For the past 24 years, Adams Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Gettysburg, Pa., has worked in Costa Rica with Coopelesca R.L.—called simply “San Carlos” by locals—based approximately an hour north of San José in Cuided Quesada. As sister cooperatives, Adams Electric and Coopelesca share information about setting rates, member services, management techniques, operations and engineering practices, training opportunities, and financial matters. [More...]

Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative (Penn) and Coopealfaro Ruiz, R.L. (Costa Rica)

Impressed with the international commitment shown by its fellow Keystone State system, Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative in Somerset, Pa., partnered with Cooperative de Electrificación Rural Alfaro Ruiz (Coopealfaroruiz), a small Costa Rican electric cooperative serving just south of Coopelesca. [More...]