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Benton REA is not experiencing any reported widespread outages. If your home or neighborhood is experiencing an electrical power outage, please report it by calling 800-221-6987 or click the "Report an Outage" button below. To view all current outages that are affecting more than 10 members, click the "View Outage Map" button. 
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Featured Programs and Services

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Benton REA

Free Energy Conservation Class

Register for our upcoming conservation class on February 28th in West Richland. Learn how to save energy and money during the cooling and heating seasons, get an energy use graph of your past three years' consumption history and be entered in a drawing for a $100 or $50 bill credit.

 

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PowerNET

Internet starting at $49.95/month

PowerNET offers a reliable, high-speed internet service targeted to the rural areas that otherwise do not have affordable internet access. 

We believe in providing a service that performs as advertised. Our advertised prices include no additional fees, and we build our network to provide the speeds advertised even during peak times.

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Benton REA

Get up to $1,000 When You Install a Ductless Heat Pump

A Ductless Heat Pump System is a cost-effective and efficient heating and cooling system for smaller homes. It is ideal if you are currently heating your home with baseboard or wall heaters. 

Call us at 509-786-8265 or click here for more information. 

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Employment Opportunities

Do you want to make a difference in your community? Join our team at Benton REA and PowerNET where you can help provide affordable, reliable and safe electricity as well as internet and IT consulting services to our member-owners. Our mission is to provide a stable, safe, competitive career oriented work environment for the cooperative’s employees. Benton REA is an equal opportunity employer.

Recent Co-op News

Free Internet Security Classes Offered by PowerNET

Free Internet Security Classes Offered by PowerNET

January 1, 2019
Do you ever wonder if you are at risk of an internet hack or online identity fraud? Every day thousands of hackers may be attempting to steal your personal information. But you can stop them. Benton REA and PowerNET want you to be confident in your ability to be aware...
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Manager’s Message – January 2019

January 1, 2019
Dear Members, I’m pleased to announce that on October 31, 2018, the Benton REA Board of Trustees appointed Benton REA member Ron Johnson to fill the District 4 trustee position left vacant when former Trustee and Secretary of the Board Mark Platt, retired from the board in June. Ron Johnson...
District 4 Welcomes New Trustee

District 4 Welcomes New Trustee

December 20, 2018
Ron Johnson - District 4 Trustee The Benton REA members of District 4 are represented by a new Trustee. Ron Johnson was appointed to the Benton REA Board of Trustees on October 31, 2018, to fill the position left vacant when Mark Platt retired in June. Ron moved to his...
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Giving Back to Co-op Members – Capital Credits Mailed in December

December 10, 2018
Check your mailbox this month because you may receive a check from Benton REA. When you signed up to receive electric service from Benton REA you became a member-owner in the equity of the cooperative. Other businesses return profits to investors and stakeholders. Benton REA is different. We belong to...
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Manager’s Message – December 2018

December 1, 2018
Dear Members, Issuing capital credit retirements has been a favorite holiday tradition at Benton REA. Many of you will receive a check from Benton REA this month. To date, Benton REA has returned more than $12 Million back to its members. Capital credits can be a confusing topic. This is...
City of West Richland employees accept a rebate from Benton REA. Left to Right: Dustin Miller, wastewater treatment plant operator; Tony Simon, energy smart industrial partner with Cascade Engineering; Roscoe Slade, public works director; Mayor Brent Gerry; Troy Berglund, community development and member relations manager with Benton REA; Randy Paulson, sewer operations supervisor and Michael Maier, wastewater treatment plant operator.

City of West Richland Saves $41K with Energy Efficiency

November 21, 2018
In two years, the City of West Richland saved $41,092 and reduced their energy use by 637,450 kilowatt hours at its Wastewater Treatment Plant, earning them an additional incentive from the Benton Rural Electric Association. Most of the savings were achieved by installing equipment on existing HVAC units and aeration...
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Where’s My Calendar?

November 9, 2018
1,000 copies of Ruralite’s 2019 calendar are available to be picked up at either Benton REA office located in Prosser or West Richland. To save on the cost of printing and mailing a calendar to every Benton REA member, Benton REA’s member services department chose to not insert calendars into...
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Members Rate Benton REA Higher than National Satisfaction Score

November 1, 2018
For the second year in a row, you gave Benton REA an ACSI (American Customer Satisfaction Index) score of 89 out of 100. You rated Benton REA 12 points higher than the cooperative utility industry in the 2018 ACSI report. In July, Benton REA hired an independent company to survey...
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6 Ways to Protect Yourself in the Digital Age – Safe Email

October 11, 2018
Every day, countless emails are sent all over the world that attempt to steal your information, get you to send money, install malware or otherwise scam you. These emails are called phishing emails—the worst of the emails we collectively call spam. PowerNET uses a spam filter to help catch these...
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Now Accepting American Express

September 25, 2018
Along with Visa, Mastercard and Discover Card, American Express has joined the list of debit/credit payment options available to Benton REA members and PowerNET customers. Automated Payments To update your automated payments with your American Express card, simply log in to your SmartHub account or speak to one of our...