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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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October 24

Give Life. Give Blood at Benton REA's Upcoming Blood Drive

Benton REA will host a blood drive with the American Red Cross on October 24 at the Prosser office from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. To donate, call 509-781-6753 or sign up online at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code BREA. Our August 8 blood drive in West Richland produced 25 donated units! Thank you! 

 

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PowerNET

PC Maintenance for $5/Month

Computer maintenance is as important as car maintenance. Let the experts at PowerNET manage this for you for a low, monthly cost per computer or server. Antivirus protection, software updates, disk checks and security checks are included. Click to learn more.   

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Benton REA

Youth Tour Applications Due Dec. 3

Current high school sophomores and juniors whose parents are Benton REA members are eligible to apply for the trip of a lifetime to Washington, D.C. The Youth Tour will be June 18-25, 2020.

Click here to download an application. 

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Benton REA & PowerNET

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

Save Time with SmartHub

Save Time With the SmartHub App

September 12, 2019
Save Time With the SmartHub App Whether through the web or your smartphone or tablet, you can quickly pay your bill, view your energy use, contact Benton REA for assistance and get the latest co-op news. As soon as you log in to your Benton REA SmartHub account, you can...
Save the Date: RiverFest Saturday September 7, 2019, Columbia Park Kennewick, WA

Manager’s Message – September 2019

September 1, 2019
Dear Members, Were you one of the 3,000-plus people who attended RiverFest in 2018? If so, we welcome you back in 2019. If not, you won’t want to miss it this year. RiverFest is a free, fun and educational family event. The exhibitors, vendors and entertainment will showcase all the...
Nathan Shibley and Michelle Bolling in Washington, D.C.

Youth Tour Delegates Respond to Trip of a Lifetime

August 27, 2019
Youth Tour Delegates Respond to Trip of a Lifetime Nearly 2,000 children of electric cooperative members from across the nation traveled to Washington, D.C., June 13-20 for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour. Nathan Shibley and Michelle Bolling, both of West Richland, represented Benton REA. Nathan was selected to...
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Be Aware of Electric Shock Drowning

August 24, 2019
Be Aware of Electric Shock Drowning Despite being categorized as leisure activities, swimming and boating can quickly become dangerous. While water-safety behaviors such as wearing life jackets and maintaining safe boating speeds have become commonplace, a serious hazard remains  that is often overlooked. This silent killer, classified as electric shock...
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82nd Annual Meeting Draws 530 Attendees

August 22, 2019
82nd Annual Meeting Draws 530 Attendees For the first time since 1980, Benton REA held the annual meeting of members in West Richland. More than 530 attended the family event on July 13 at Leona Libby Middle School. Tethered hot air balloon rides began at 8 a.m., and 143 people...
Shelby Moore, executive director of Heartlinks Hospice and Palliative Care, accepts a donation from Benton REA Board President Mike Freepons.

Balloon Rides for Charity

August 22, 2019
Balloon Rides for Charity The Touchstone Energy Cooperatives hot air balloon rose 50 feet in the air over and over again the morning of July 13. 143 members of Benton REA enjoyed an experience of a lifetime on a tethered hot air balloon ride at the 82nd Benton REA annual...
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August 11 Reminds Us to Call 811 Before Digging

August 5, 2019
With August 11 almost here, Benton REA hopes this date on the calendar, 8/11, will serve as a reminder for residents to call 811 prior to any digging project to have underground utility lines marked. Every 6 minutes, an underground utility line is damaged because someone decided to dig without...
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Manager’s Message – August 2019

August 1, 2019
Dear Members, This summer, the boards of Benton REA and its public power neighbors—Benton PUD, Franklin PUD and the City of Richland Energy Services—unanimously passed resolutions supporting the Columbia River Power System and the four Lower Snake River dams. Read the full resolution at BentonREA.org/energy-in-legislation. Eighty-seven percent of the electricity...
2019 Scholarship Recipients: Skyler Younkin, Parker Johnson, Emily Bonus, Joel Kartchner and Kate Whalen

2019 Scholarship Recipients Announced

July 24, 2019
Five graduating high school students from West Richland were awarded $8,000 Benton REA academic scholarships to aid with their college tuition. Each year, when unclaimed capital credit checks are returned to Benton REA, the money is used to help fund scholarships for students whose parents are members of Benton REA....
Ice Harbor Dam, photo courtesy of BPA

Local Utilities Support 100% Clean Energy and the Snake River Dams

July 24, 2019
Local leaders banded together to support the four hydroelectric dams on Eastern Washington’s lower Snake River and the role they play in maintaining reliable and affordable power to the state and region. The boards of Benton PUD, Franklin PUD, Benton REA and the Richland City Council unanimously approved resolutions firmly...