Specialties
Choose 100% wind & solar, 100% renewable natural gas, or affordable home heating oil from The Energy Co-op, a PA member-owned nonprofit for 40+ years. No tricks or gimmicks. Renewable energy you can trust.
History
Established in 1979.
The Energy Co-op has been helping people buy, use, and understand energy for over 40 years.
In 1979, The Energy Co-op was started by members of the Weaver's Way Food Co-op to lower the price of heating oil by leveraging its members' buying power. By the 1990s, The Energy Co-op had expanded its geographic reach beyond West Mount Airy and added electricity to its offerings. Its EcoChoice electricity products pioneered renewable energy in the greater Philadelphia region. In 2015, The Energy Co-op became the first supplier of Renewable Natural Gas in the area. Today, we offer these products while continuously seeking and supporting novel solutions to energy challenges.
Meet the Manager: Ronald F.
Ronald Fisher has been the Executive Director of The Energy Co-op since January 2019. Prior to joining The Energy Co-op, Ron was a corporate transactional attorney in private practice with a focus on power project development and finance, including legal representations of developers, financing parties, landowners, power off-takers, contractors, and other stakeholders in solar power projects throughout the U.S. After 40 years of experience in the power industry, Ron believes The Energy Co-op and its members are in a unique position to facilitate over the coming decade a significant acceleration in our region's transition to sustainable, renewable resources.
Ron holds degrees from the University of New Orleans (B.A., Political Science) and Rutgers-Camden School of Law (Juris Doctor). He and his wife Carin enjoy boating, cooking, and golfing together, and frolicking with their grandsons.