{"id":35768,"date":"2020-12-15T02:16:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T07:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mpd.coop\/?page_id=35768"},"modified":"2023-11-13T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T21:40:36","slug":"cooperative-principles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mpd.coop\/our-cooperative\/cooperative-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperative Principles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our members are the most important part of our electric cooperative.<\/p>\n<h2>Mission Statement<\/h2>\n<p>Our mission is to serve the energy needs of our members today and in the future. We achieve this by using the training and knowledge of our greatest asset\u2014our employees.<\/p>\n<h2>Cooperative Principles<\/h2>\n<h3>Innovation<\/h3>\n<p>To assure high standards of service, MPD Electric Cooperative (MPD) consistently implements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Policies, programs, products, and services that address the needs of members and their communities<\/li>\n<li>Advanced technology to ensure system quality and capability for future growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Accountability<\/h3>\n<p>As a non-profit electric cooperative, MPD\u2019s priority is serving our members and their communities. Local ownership with a local, member-elected board offers stability, reliability, and better value in a changing marketplace.<\/p>\n<h3>Community Commitment<\/h3>\n<p>The cooperative spirit focuses attention on the needs of people and their communities. MPD\u2019s contributions to a better quality of life include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Educational support, including scholarships and school programs<\/li>\n<li>Meaningful community service throughout the Pee Dee region<\/li>\n<li>Active pursuit of economic development and job creation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Integrity<\/h3>\n<p>Our members and their communities are the most important part of our cooperative. For more than six decades, MPD has been a trusted member of the region\u2019s community, forging strong relationships built with the power of human connections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our members are the most important part of our electric cooperative. Mission Statement Our mission is to serve the energy needs of our members today and in the future. We achieve this by using the training and knowledge of our greatest asset\u2014our employees. Cooperative Principles Innovation To assure high standards of service, MPD Electric Cooperative [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":35766,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpd.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35768"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpd.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpd.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpd.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpd.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35768"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpd.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37506,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpd.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35768\/revisions\/37506"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpd.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpd.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}