The Energy Cooperative Licking Rural Electrification, Inc. (The Energy Cooperative) is an energy company. It operates through Licking Rural Electrification, Inc. (LRE) and its subsidiaries under the trade name ‘The Energy Cooperative`. The company is engaged in natural gas distribution, transportation, storage & marketing, propane distribution through it`s co-operate companies. The Energy Cooperative is headquartered at Newark in Ohio in the US.

The company`s co-operates include National Gas & Oil Cooperative (National), Producers Gas Sales, Inc. (Producers), NGO Development Corp. (NGO), NGO Propane, NGO Transmission, Inc. (NGOT) and Licking Rural Electrification, Inc. (LRE). National is engaged in retail natural gas distribution through its pipeline network while Producers is engaged in wholesale marketing of the natural gas. NGO is engaged in natural gas supply and operates oil and gas wells. NGO Propane is engaged in propane distribution. NGOT is engaged in gas transportation services and underground gas storage services and LRE is engaged in electricity distribution.

In 2009, the company has received “Spotlight on Excellence” national awards, sponsored by the Council of Rural Electric Communicators and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.