Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC) is a utility cooperative that distributes electricity to rural areas in Kent and Sussex counties in the state of Delaware, serving 104,000 members. The cooperative, which was founded in 1936, is headquartered in Greenwood. It is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative and a member of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, an electric generation and transmission cooperative. As an electric cooperative, DEC is owned by the members who it provides electricity to.