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In May, the Board of Directors of East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative voted to retire $568,048 in patronage back to its members. These margin...

East-Central Iowa REC Director Gary McKenna recently earned his Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate (CCD). The Credentialed Cooperative Dire...

Each October, ECI REC joins 30,000 cooperatives nationwide to celebrate National Co-op Month, which recognizes the many ways cooperatives are committe...

Contributing to RECare—a program that distributes funds to low-income energy consumers in Benton and Buchanan Counties via community action agencies—i...

The 2019-2020 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps qualifying low-income Iowa homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their pr...

Business owners take note—your project may be eligible for a loan through the ECI REC revolving loan fund. Anyone may apply for a loan for any communi...

It's no secret that for leaders to be most effective, they must be knowledgeable about the industries and issues that could impact the organizations t...

If you already have an electric unit, you know the benefits; but if you have a propane (gas) water heater, or are contemplating one, here are a few po...