### Question
What does rural electric cooperative mean?


### Answer
**Rural electric cooperative** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 17233*:

> an electric cooperative (as defined in section 796 of title 16) that sells electric energy to persons in rural areas

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 17233*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 152-ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER V-ACCELERATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT > Part D-Energy Storage for Transportation and Electric Power**

