We are pleased to share with you that the 2020 Thomas H. Moore IEC Memorial Scholarship application is now available. AIEC will again be awarding 12 - $2,000 scholarships. Of the 12 scholarships, six will be awarded to the sons or daughters of electric co-op members attending a two-year or four-year accredited college or university, four will be reserved for... Read More

If your electrical service requires a large amount of power, your bill will include a demand charge. Demand is determined by how much stress your system puts on the electrical grid at any given time. This charge is in addition to the electricity consumed each month and can account for a large portion of the total electric bill. In some... Read More

Ask your neighbors if they have power? If so, check your electrical meter to see if numbers appear in the digital display. If this area is blank, call the cooperative to report an outage. These digital numbers are only displayed when the proper voltage is available at your service. If you have power at the meter but not in your... Read More

Congratulations to Garry Niemeyer on being elected as the new District 5 Director! The certified election results show 1,448 ballots were cast from 4,709 eligible members, yielding a participation rate of 30.75%. Nationally, the participation rate for cooperative elections is between 12-15%. The Board of Directors appreciate the desire exhibited by all 4-candidates to fill the open District 5 seat,... Read More

We're looking for former member-owners of RECC who have capital credit equity retirement payments available, but we can’t find them! Members who used electricity from RECC in 1984 received capital equity refunds in 2019, but we need a current address for many of them. We've posted a list of those "lost" members, in hopes that someone can put us back... Read More

At the July 23, 2019 board meeting, Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative (RECC) directors approved the rotation/retirement of $387,846.10 in capital credit equity. All current and former member/owners, who received electric service and contributed to margins in 1984, were repaid. As an active member, you will see a “Capital  Credit Refund” on your September bill, which was on October 7, 2019.... Read More

Two area students were among 69 rural Illinois youths in Washington, D.C., during the annual “Youth to Washington” Tour, held June 14-21. Jocelyn Nester of Springfield and William Ryan of Rochester represented Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative on the educational trip. This event, sponsored by the electric and telephone cooperatives of Illinois since the late 1950s, is an introduction to our... Read More

While virtually all aspects of today’s cost of living continues to rise, RECC members have enjoyed one of the longest periods of rate stability in recent history. In fact, all RECC electric rates are now lower than they were in 2009! In 2016, the board approved a new 10.5-year Power Supply Contract with NextEra Energy Power Marketing, LLC. This long-term... Read More

Employees of Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative (RECC) collected $300 for the Northwestern Food  Pantry. President/CEO David Stuva agreed that RECC would match their contributions. Pastor John Chrisler, Palmyra United Methodist Church, was grateful to receive the $600 charitable donation and said it would really help the people in the Palmyra and Modesto area this year. RECC employees have recently made... Read More