The group's principle activity is to provide economies of scale in power generation and related services to support community-owned electric utilities. The group also develops economical and competitive power supply projects, to be proactive in providing member services, and to promote the image of public power, enabling its member utilities to succeed in a rapidly changing environment. The group's member services include joint purchase and contract, safety related, and T&D related services, and energy conservation and customer service programs. The group operates from United States.