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If your home or neighborhood is experiencing an electrical power outage, please report it by calling 800-221-6987 or 509-786-1626. You may also 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 News and Services

A woman uses the Benton REA and PowerNET kiosk at Prosser's Lep-Re-Kon Harvest Foods.

Benton REA & PowerNET

New Payment Kiosks

Benton REA’s new payment kiosks are at Lep-Re-Kon Harvest Foods in Prosser and Yoke’s Fresh Market in West Richland. Bills can be paid at the kiosks using cash, check or card anytime the stores are open. Payments are posted to members’ accounts immediately, and the process is easy. Click to learn more.

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Benton REA

Power To Care Bill Assistance Available

Power To Care allows members to round up their monthly electric bill to the nearest dollar, donating the spare change to a fund that helps fellow members pay their past-due electric bills. Qualifying residential members who need assistance paying their electric bill may apply for up to $275. Click to learn more.

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PowerNET

Broadband Internet Now Available

Broadband service, up to 100x100 Mbps download and upload speed, is now available within 1 mile of Granger’s Cherry Hill and the Whitstran and Ward Gap Road areas of Prosser. And more tower locations are coming soon! Click to learn more and complete our free signal test request. 

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Benton REA

We Need Your Feedback

The Clean Energy Transformation Act, passed in 2019 by the Washington Legislature, requires Benton REA to file a Clean Energy Implementation Plan. Benton REA is seeking member input on this plan.

The 26-question survey should take about 15 minutes to complete and is open until December 10. Click here to give your feedback.

Recent Co-op News

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Understanding Power Surges and Blinks

December 7, 2021
Have you noticed your lights blink during a storm? Perhaps you’ve noticed a blinking microwave clock when you arrive home. When this happens, you’ve likely experienced a brief disruption to your electric service, which could result from a power surge or blink. While the symptoms of surges and blinks can...
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A Year of Progress – December 2021 Manager’s Message

December 1, 2021
Dear Members, As the year wraps up, I am amazed at what your co-op has accomplished in 2021. I’ve said it before, but I think it is worth repeating. Benton REA is experiencing rapid growth in our service area. We don’t have the final 2021 data, but I’m proud to...
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Ruppert Substation to be Energized in December

November 29, 2021
Benton REA’s newest electric distribution substation is scheduled to come online in December. This eight-bay power distribution hub will receive 115 kilovolt electricity from Bonneville Power Administration transmission lines near Ruppert Road in West Richland. It will transform the high-voltage electricity to 12.4 kV, making it ready to send through...
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Help Your Neighbor this Giving Tuesday

November 28, 2021
November 30 is Giving Tuesday, the unofficial holiday when, after saving a lot of money while shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, people feel compelled to give back. If you are looking to help your low-income neighbors, without having to give a lot this Giving Tuesday, Benton REA’s Power...
On the cover of the 2022 Ruralite calendar, highlighted by evening light, a farmer’s crops grow near an old grain elevator. PHOTO BY HAROLD CARLSON

Member’s Photo Featured on Cover of 2022 Ruralite Calendar

November 27, 2021
The cover photo on the 2022 Ruralite calendar was submitted by Benton REA member and amature photographer Harold Carlson of West Richland. “I drove down this gravel road and saw this structure,” Harold says. “The evening light was hitting it so well and luckily the farmer’s crops were starting to...
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Support Local and Save

November 24, 2021
Use Your Benton REA Co-op Connections Card to save at local businesses this holiday shopping season. Gift wish lists are being made with haste and it’s getting a little colder outside. The holiday shopping season is right around the corner. Speaking of around the corner, there are plenty of locally...
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We Need Your Feedback on Washington’s Clean Energy Transformation

November 23, 2021
The Clean Energy Transformation Act, passed in 2019 by the Washington Legislature, requires Benton REA to file a Clean Energy Implementation Plan. Benton REA is seeking member input on this plan. Clean energy is electricity that does not produce carbon or other greenhouse gases as it is generated. Examples include...
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Ostrom Mushroom Farms Receives $102K Energy-Efficiency Rebate

November 19, 2021
Ostrom Mushroom Farms accepted a $102,585 energy-efficiency rebate from Benton REA, its electric cooperative utility, on November 18, for construction and installation of energy-saving equipment at their Sunnyside facility. In 2019, Ostrom’s installed several energy-efficient measures including LED lighting, water-cooled chiller equipment and variable frequency drives on air handlers, cooling...
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2022 Scholarships and Youth Tour Applications Due January 7

November 8, 2021
Children of Benton REA members whose main residence is in Benton, Yakima or Lewis counties may apply for the co-op’s 2022 continuing education scholarships and the Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. Funds for Benton REA’s scholarships, youth tour and other education programs come from members’ unclaimed ownership credits. Applications are...
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PowerNET Launches Broadband Internet – November 2021 Manager’s Message

November 1, 2021
Dear Members, Broadband is internet access operating at 25 megabits per second or faster. That means you can stream movies, play online video games and scroll your social media all at the same time. But beyond entertainment, accessible and affordable broadband can truly transform a rural community by allowing employees...