Taylor Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a distribution cooperative (Texas 106 Taylor County) with headquarters in Merkel, Texas, serving portions of Taylor, Callahan, Jones, Nolan, Shackelford, Fisher, Coke and Eastland Counties.
Taylor's service area lies in the north-central Plains of Texas and covers approximately 2,250 miles. The expansive area is diverse lying between the massive Oak Trees and Blue Mountains at Buffalo Gap, across to Sweetwater-Trent Mesa and then to the rolling flat lands.
Much of the service area is agricultural based with cotton and wheat as the dominant crops. The average growing season lasts 225 days. There is a strong oil and gas load in the region, as well as active cattle ranching and hunting lease interest. The cooperative services over 4,577 miles of energized line.