RECC employees collected $475 in cash and checks for the Pawnee Food Pantry. President/CEO David Stuva agreed that RECC would match their donations.  The pantry was grateful to receive the $950 charitable donation and said it would really help their efforts this year. RECC employees have made similar donations the past. This has become a tradition that we would like... Read More

Members of RECC gathered for their 80th annual meeting of members on Thursday, June 8 at Glenwood High School in Chatham. Before the meeting, about 550 members and guests enjoyed a pork chop dinner, vendor displays, bucket truck rides and a variety of activities for kids. Chris Wilcox, Vice Chairman of the Board, welcomed members and recognized the service anniversaries... Read More

Two area schools have additional learning opportunities for their students this year, thanks to Touchstone Energy Classroom Empowerment Grants Program from Rural Electric! RECC has awarded $500 mini-grants for projects that will extend beyond their classrooms and broaden the scope of their teaching efforts. The two grants were presented to: Sarah Jennings, Morrisonville Grade School – to purchase historical fiction novels... Read More

On members' July electric bills, which were mailed on August 4, there was a message on the left hand side of the billing statement indicating the amount of capital credit equity allocated to each member for electricity purchased in 2015. This message only appears on your master account and only appears if you had an active account in 2015. As a... Read More

Three local students were among the 64 Illinois high schoolers attending the 2016 Youth Tour to Washington for a week of education and fun in the nation’s capital. Illinois electric cooperatives sent 64 students on the trip, June 10-17, with nearly 1,700 students from 43 states in Washington for the annual event. RECC sponsored Hannah Gudgel from Pawnee and Lucas Motley from Palmyra... Read More

Local state representatives met with students from area schools during the Illinois Electric and Telephone Cooperatives Youth Day on Wednesday, April 13 in Springfield. More than 225 students from around Illinois had an opportunity to visit the State Capitol, view state government in action and question their legislators on key issues. Pictured (L-R) are: Dana Smith, Manager of Member and Public Relations; Riley Jennings... Read More

RECC membersreceived refunds on their electric bills for December, for the retirement of $268,957 in capital credit equity earned in 1982. Over 1,000 members still served by the co-op saw a refund credit on their billing statements mailed January7, while 1,549 members who no longer have an active account received refund checks. “Capital credits represent our members’ ownership in the cooperative,”... Read More

The electric grid is a complex system of power plants, transmission lines, substations and distribution lines that transmit electric power from the place where it’s generated - all the way to electric co-op members at the end of the line.​ A new video explains the major components of a modern electric generation and delivery system that bring you electric power... Read More

RECC’s Prepaid Electric Service allows you to pay for energy when you choose. The easy pay-as-you-go plan will give you greater control over your budget because you can decide how much to pay and when to pay it. Prepaid Electric Service offers many benefits: Say goodbye to large deposits A $50 deposit and $25 toward your first energy use is... Read More

On members' July electric bills, which were mailed on August 6, there was a message on the left hand side of the billing statement indicating the amount of capital credits allocated to each member for electricity purchased in 2014. This message only appears on your master account and only appears if you were a customer in 2014. As a member-owner... Read More