Advancement

Empowering Members and Communities

Across counties from King William to Warren, we're helping improve quality of life, thanks to a stronger, smarter grid that powers both electricity and internet access.
 

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Bringing the Internet Home:
How REC Transformed Life for One Greene County Family

To REC and the teams that helped bring broadband to her family, Hill has one simple message: “Thank you. I appreciate it so much. You guys have made my day — or made my year actually — and having it available now, it's been awesome.”

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Advancement by the Numbers

  • $1.47M+ in revenue from pole attachments in 2024. 
  • 8,400+ members connected through broadband partnerships. 
  • $4.2M+ in revenue from dark fiber leases in 2024. 

Digging Deeper: Additional Resources

  • Make-ready construction is enabling REC to upgrade its electric system to improve reliability at a much faster pace while also enabling REC and its partners to build a fiber network bringing broadband to unserved and underserved communities.
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Bridging the Digital Divide

REC STORIES

REC urges member-owners to prepare now for the potential of a winter storm, which is expected to impact much of the state beginning early Sunday. 

REC Warns of Sophisticated Phone Scammers

Wednesday | January 27, 2021
REC warns member-owners to beware of scammers posing as REC employees and threatening to disconnect power unless payment is made over the phone. In ma...

REC Announces Net Bill Reduction in 2021

Thursday | January 21, 2021
REC has announced a net decrease to REC member-owners’ electric bills.