Welcome to Richland Electric Cooperative!
If you are new to Richland Electric Cooperative, we would like to say, "Welcome" and we look forward to working with you to meet your needs. If you are already a member of the cooperative, we extend our thanks for your continued membership and we stand ready to assist you with your project.
We are organized as a cooperative and as such we are not just an ordinary business. We are a business owned by our member-consumers. We provide service to over 3,500 members in and around Richland County, Wisconsin. In order to receive electric service from REC you must be a member of the cooperative. You also have a voice in how our cooperative is operated. You are represented by a Board of Directors that are members of the cooperative. Each year you have the opportunity to vote for your choice of director or, if you desire, run for the position yourself. Director elections are held each year at our Annual Meeting held in March. There are nine directors on the REC Board and three are up for election each year.
Extreme Home Makeover Rochelle Anders
"Evergreen" Electricity Used to Provide Lights, Cameras and Lots of Action
Installing a new electric service for a home is not unusual for Richland Electric Cooperative Operations Manager Larry Hallett and the line crew members. However, building a new electric service for a family when a famous national TV show is on site is definitely not a daily occurrence.
When the Extreme Home Makeover edition arrived in Richland County on July 24th to build a new home for the Rochelle Anders family, Richland Electric Cooperative provided the electricity needed to get the job done. And the electricity was all "green." As in Evergreen.
REC provided 30 blocks of "Evergreen" electricity to cover the cost of energy used in the construction of the new home. Each block of "Evergreen" energy is 100 kilowatt-hours (kWh). The "Evergreen" electricity comes from renewable resources, such as wind, landfill gas and livestock waste. Waste from landfills and livestock confinement operations is converted to biomass that is used to generate renewable electricity.
In addition, the Anders home will be "Evergreen" after the construction is complete. REC has committed to purchase enough blocks of "Evergreen" electricity each month that is equivalent to the amount of electricity used in the home.
Learn more about "Evergreen" electricity. 
