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Helping Family-Owned Businesses Thrive in Rural America

As a rural electric cooperative, we depend on the family-focused entrepreneurial spirit to help build the communities we serve. And we are proud to provide programs and services to help those families succeed, including the Rural Electric Economic Development (REED) Fund.

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Back to School: Electricity Fun Facts

Fall is here and students around the country are gearing up for and settling into school. In the spirit of learning, we’re sharing 10 of the most interesting facts about electricity!

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Smart House. Smart Move.

Real-time data that helps you understand and lower your home energy use—now that’s smart. Making your home smart with new electronics connected to the internet is getting simpler and cheaper by the day.

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Three Energy Efficiency Facts You Might Not Know

Summer is upon us and the battle to beat the heat without breaking the bank is underway. Here are a few quick tips that you might not know to help you keep your chill without increasing your bill.

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Scholar of the Year Banquet Held in Watertown

Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives honored some of the area’s most impressive high school seniors during the Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Year banquet at Lake Area Technical Institute.

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Generator Safety 101

The peace of mind a standby electric generator brings to your home, farm or business is big. It’s nice to have a backup plan to keep things running through unpredictable weather and occasional outages. But with big peace of mind comes big responsibility.

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Spring Efficiency on the Farm

Spring is the perfect time to reset the clock on your farm’s energy use! As the weather warms up, take a moment for these easy maintenance checks and changes.

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Brunch Sausage Egg Breakfast Pizza

Country Cookin' is a compilation of recipes from our member cooperatives. East River has been compiling recipes for 34 years! If you would like to submit a recipe for the 2019 cookbook you can email kstone@eastriver.coop or send a fax…