Member Services

Benton REA 2018 scholarship recipients: Jared Robinson, Claire Schaef, Talita Rogers, Cassandra Baune and Fletcher Smith.

$8,000 Benton REA Scholarships Awarded

Benton REA awarded one Trade & Technical and four Academic scholarships to local graduating high school seniors at the cooperative’s 81st Annual Meeting on February 10. Talita Rogers, daughter of Mark and Patricia Rogers of Prosser, was the recipient of the $8,000 Trade & Technical scholarship. Recipients of the $8,000 Academic scholarships all reside in…

Nathan Cahoon and Taylor Smith

Local Students Bound for Washington, D.C.

Two area students have been selected to represent Benton REA on the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour, June 7-14, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Taylor Smith, a sophomore at Hanford High School, and Nathan Cahoon, a junior at Richland High School, will join several other students from Washington and Oregon on…

Graph comparing Levelized billing with traditional billing - consistent vs. erratic

Smooth Out the Seasonal Highs and Lows of Your Electric Bill

Stay in control of your monthly bills as we smooth out your seasonally fluctuating payments with Benton REA’s levelized billing plan. Briefly, this is how the program works: Your levelized billing amount is determined by averaging your electricity use of the 12 most recent months. You will receive a bill every month showing how much…

Babe Rolph-Standby Operator-talks on vintage phone (Benton REA archives)

You Got a New Number? We Didn’t Know.

We understand that your electric utility isn’t the first thing on your mind when you change your phone number or mailing address. But, by keeping your contact information up-to-date with Benton REA, you can take full advantage of the benefits of your cooperative membership. With correct information, our staff is able to inform you of…