BUTLER COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (REC) is a member-owned electric distribution utility providing electrical power and related services to more than 5,000 consumers. Our service territory lies mainly within the Iowa counties of Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw and Floyd. In addition, the Iowa communities of Aplington, Fairbank, Fredericksburg, Readlyn, and Hudson Municipal Electric Utility purchase wholesale power from us.
The cooperative is governed by a board of directors who are elected from among the member-owners of Butler County REC. The board consists of nine co-op members serving three-year terms. Every year at our annual meeting, three of the positions come up for election.
Members serving on the board for 2012 are (clockwise from left) Donald Feldman, Greene (also serves as president, Corn Belt Power Cooperative); Gary Poppe, Iona, vice president; Harley Henrichs, Shell Rock; Duane Rieckenberg, Waverly, president; Tim Schrage, Allison, secretary; John Klahsen, Aplington; Leland Boyd, Charles City, treasurer; Gerald Schmitt, Rockford, assistant secretary-treasurer; and Lowell D. Goodenbour, Tripoli.
Cooperative Facts
- Total miles of energized line -- 1,809
- Average number of consumers -- 5,018
- Number of consumers per mile of line -- 2.80
- Number of substations -- 22
- Total megawatt-hours used by members in 2011 -- 244,338
- Deferred patronage paid to members in Feb. 2012 -- $153,227
Office headquarters are in Allison, and our line crews operate out of a warehouse also located in Allison and a second warehouse in Horton.
Our purpose is to improve quality of life for those whose lives we touch. We will be the best in the eyes of our customers, employees and industry by:
- Delivering safe, reliable, and affordable energy
- Providing innovative solutions to customer needs
- Enhancing quality of life and viability in our communities
- Creating a wide range of opportunities for our employees
One advantage of receiving electrical power from us is that you belong to a locally owned company directed by the people it serves. As a Touchstone Energy® Cooperative, we operate under a set of core values and will accelerate achievement of the above purpose and mission through actively displaying and holding ourselves accountable for the following core values: