Co-op Business Model

Each month, we have the privilege of creating a magazine for you, our electric cooperative member-consumers, and that connection is at the heart of everything we do.

Iowa’s electric cooperatives have a new way to recognize the contributions 
of outstanding individuals within the industry with the introduction of the Iowa Electric Cooperative Excellence Awards Program.

"Hollywood" came to Butler County in northeast Iowa this past summer as Butler County REC was chosen as the host cooperative for the Touchstone Energy^® Cooperative’s annual ad shoot.

Now is the time to lead through change, and we will have ample opportunities to do so in the electric utility industry. It all points back to our electric cooperative purpose and our collective mission: to power lives and empower communities.

The Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, which publishes Iowa Electric Cooperative Living magazine on behalf of our subscribing member cooperatives, conducted a scientific readership survey in April. Discover key findings from the survey.

No matter where you travel across the U.S., you’ll always find a place to plug in your phone charger. But while the power itself may be consistent, the organizations behind it often are not. Learn how electric co-ops stand out from other providers.

The Touchstone Energy^® Cooperatives of Iowa held their fifth annual Shine the Light contest in June to celebrate local volunteers. The judging committee reviewed essays from 88 outstanding nominations, which were published in the August issue of this magazine, and selected three winners.

To celebrate local volunteers, the Shine the Light contest returned for a fifth year and received 88 volunteer nominations during June, the second highest number in the history of the contest!

The electric cooperative Youth Tour traces its origins to a national electric cooperative annual meeting in 1957. To date, more than 50,000 young people have participated, and it truly is a trip of a lifetime.

The role of an electric cooperative board extends far beyond making decisions in a meeting room. Discover the steps directors take to ensure the long-term success of co-ops.