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Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives is a national network of electric cooperatives across 46 states that provides resources and leverages partnerships to help member cooperatives and their employees better engage and serve their members. By working together, Touchstone Energy cooperatives stand as a source of power and information to their 32 million member-owners every day.

Electric cooperatives were originally established to provide electricity to rural America. Now co-op territories have expanded into suburban and some urban areas of the country, which makes electric co-ops the largest electric utility network in the nation. Despite this growth, your local Touchstone Energy cooperative is owned and operated by the members it serves, giving everyone in your community a democratic voice in how the co-op is run.

Community-friendly values mixed with the cooperative business model are what make electric co-ops strong. As a not-for-profit entity, members know they can trust their electric co-op, because it was created to deliver on the promise of providing safe, reliable and affordable electricity to member-owners – not to generate money for shareholders.

What Makes Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Different

Touchstone Energy is the national brand identity for the extensive electric cooperative network. All members exemplify high standards of service because they uphold the four core values of integrity, accountability, innovation and commitment to community. Touchstone Energy co-ops simply put members first and always have a local, member-driven, community focused vision. 

Across the country, local Touchstone Energy co-ops work to improve members’ quality of life by taking a leadership role in community and economic development projects, forging strong partnerships with business members, as well as generously donating time, energy and resources to their local communities. The Touchstone Energy logo means the cooperative understands the power of human connections and is the power of a national network, working in your neighborhood.

Touchstone Energy Cooperatives are:

  • Part of the largest electric utility network in the nation
  • Total more than 700 local systems in 46 states
  • Serve more than 30.5 million distribution cooperative member-owners
  • Serve nearly 40 generation and transmission cooperatives

 

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South Dakota Rural Electric Association
P.O. Box 1138
222 West Pleasant Drive
Pierre, SD 57501

Phone: 605-224-8823
Email: info@sdrea.coop

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The South Dakota Rural Electric Association is devoted to unifying, promoting and protecting the interests of member electric cooperatives in South Dakota by providing leadership, training, communication, legislative representation and other member services.

 

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Seven Cooperative Principles
    • Cooperative Members
    • Our Associate Members
    • Board of Directors
    • Employment Opportunities
    • About Touchstone Energy
    • Staff
    • Contact Us
  • Co-op Connections
    • Magazine Archive
    • Cooperative Connections Recipes
    • Cooperative Connections Event Calendar
  • For Members
    • Calendar
    • Communications
    • Events and Trainings
    • Loss Control
    • Members-Only Site
    • Line Patrol Application
  • Legislative Services
    • Get Involved/Legislative Gatherings
    • Legislative Contacts
    • Legislative App
  • For Consumers
    • Co-op Connections Savings
    • Safety Quiz
    • Touchstone Energy Savings
    • Locate Underground Utilities
    • Youth Tour
  • News/Media
    • Press Releases
  • Outage Map