Who We Are
Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a consumer-owned utility providing reliable electric service to more than 21,500 consumers. As a cooperative, Valley is owned by the people it serves. These consumer-owners are members of the cooperative. They are represented by a board of directors, chosen from and elected by the membership. Being a not-for-profit business, the cooperative's goal is to offer its members dependable electric service at the lowest possible cost. To help reach this goal, the co-op employs more than 60 local residents.
Where We Are
Located among the rolling ridges and valleys of south-central Pennsylvania, Valley REC's service territory includes parts of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, and Mifflin counties. Valley Rural Electric Cooperative's corporate office is located south of Huntingdon on Fairgrounds Road in Huntingdon County. Valley maintains district offices in Martinsburg, Blair County; in Shade Gap, Huntingdon County; and at the intersection of Fairgrounds Road and Station Road south of Huntingdon, Huntingdon County.
How We Are
Valley REC was incorporated November 1, 1938, to provide electric service to rural areas of its service territory. The cooperative energized its first lines on November 17, 1939. Since that time, the cooperative has grown steadily. Today Valley maintains over 2,700 miles of line in its distribution territory, with a total physical plant worth over $85 million.
The Co-op in Brief
2760
Counties Served
81
Years and Counting
STRONG PRINCIPLES RUN THROUGH EVERY CO-OP LINE
Electric cooperative members share more than electricity. They share the same principles. That’s because electric co-ops are located in the communities they power and work hard to improve quality of life for all.
The best part about being a member of your local Touchstone Energy cooperative is just that … it’s your energy cooperative. You have a say in how your local co-op is run, because membership also equals ownership.
Members first. Every day. That’s the power of co-op membership. It means not-for-profit electric cooperatives deliver energy to its members at the cost of service, unlike investor-owned utilities that typically distribute its profits to investors across the nation or even the world – not necessarily to those it serves.
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