The Co-Op Advantage
Cooperatively owned businesses like the Acorn Energy Co-op offer many advantages:- Co-op members use democratic principals to participate in the decision-making process and they elect the officers of the organization. (Read the Acorn Energy Co-op Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation.)
- By investing in the co-op with a membership fee (or similar equity purchase), members receive benefits in proportion to the use they make of the co-op's goods or services.
- Cooperatives strengthen the bonds of community life. Cooperatives help to stabilize the local economy by ensuring that profits return to those who produced them.
