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About Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, Inc.

About Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

The Touchstone Energy Cooperatives brand represents a nationwide alliance made of more than 740 local, consumer-owned electric cooperatives in 45 states. Touchstone Energy co-ops collectively deliver power and energy solutions to more than 30 million members every day. Electric cooperatives distribute power for 56 percent of the U.S. land mass over 2.4 million miles of power lines.

Electric cooperatives were established to provide electricity to rural America, and now make up the largest electric utility network in the nation. Touchstone Energy is the national brand identity for that network.

Did you know Electric Cooperatives ...

  • Are located in 80% of the nation’s counties

  • Are the largest electric utility network in the nation

  • Total more than 900 local systems in 47 states

  • Have 42 million member-owners

  • Distribute power over 2.5 million miles of line

  • Serve 56% of the U.S. land mass

  • Own $130 billion in generation, transmission, and distribution assets

  • More than 88% of all local electric co-ops offer electricity generated from renewable sources.

What Makes Our Cooperatives Different

Touchstone Energy co-ops are owned by the members they serve and are committed to providing reliable electricity at the lowest price possible. In short, co-ops “look out” for the members they serve.

Touchstone Energy co-ops provide high standards of service according to their four core values: integrity, accountability, innovation and commitment to community.

Touchstone Energy co-ops rank well ahead of their industry counterparts when it comes to customer satisfaction. Recent data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), one the nation’s most recognized measures of customer satisfaction, gives Touchstone Energy cooperatives an average score of “83” out of a possible 100, outclassing utility industry satisfaction score of “77.”

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Black River Electric Cooperative, Inc. 

Address: 2600 Highway 67  or  P.O. Box 31 Fredericktown, Missouri 63645

Phone: 573-783-3381 or 1-800-392-4711

Member Service Hotline: 1-888-461-2667

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  • About Us
    • Cooperative Profile
    • Cooperative Principles
    • BREC Office Locations
    • Board of Directors
    • Employment
    • About Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
    • Update Contact Information
    • Contact Us
  • Billing & Payments
    • Pay Bill Online
    • Budget Billing
    • Prepay Program
    • Payment Locations
    • EBill
    • Rates
  • Programs and Services
    • Reporting An Outage
    • Capital Credits
    • Right of Way Management
    • Security Lights
    • Rebate Programs
    • Together We Save
    • Call Before You Dig!
    • Solar / Net Metering
  • Resources
    • Wiring Specifications
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Low Cost/No Cost Energy Efficiency Tips
    • Choose EV
    • Kids Energy Links
  • News & Events
    • See all Recent Posts
    • Annual Meeting
    • Rural Missouri Magazine
    • Co-op News
    • Youth Tour
  • Safety
    • Electrical Safety at Home
    • Outdoor Electrical Safety
    • Holiday Lights
    • Safety Demonstrations
    • Safe Electricity.Org
    • Farm Safety
  • Outages
    • Reporting An Outage
    • Storm Center
    • Generator Safety
    • Winter Storm Safety