About Riverland Energy Cooperative

Riverland Energy Cooperative was built by the communities we serve to deliver safe, reliable and affordable energy to our members. The co-op services 20,000 meters, with 3,474 miles of line through Buffalo, La Crosse, and Trempealeau counties, and portions of Pepin, Jackson, and Eau Claire counties.

Our History:

Buffalo Electric Cooperative

Buffalo Electric Co-op was a non-profit electric distribution cooperative incorporated in June 1937 and then reincorporated on January 30, 1937 under the direction of the Rural Electrification Act. Buffalo Electric energized its first power lines on March 14, 1938.

Trempealeau Electric Cooperative

Trempealeau Electric Cooperative was incorporated in the Spring of 1936 as Trempealeau County Rural Electric Cooperative. In February 1937, the board of directors met to reincorporate the cooperative as Trempealeau Electric Cooperative.

Riverland Energy Cooperative

In the late 1990's, the threat of deregulation swept the countryside. This prompted lengthy studies and discussions between the board of Trempealeau Electric and Buffalo Electric Cooperative on the virtue of a merger between the two.

On June 1, 1999, the merger became reality and Riverland Energy Cooperative was formed, comprised of Buffalo and Trempealeau Electric Cooperatives.

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As an electric distribution cooperative, we do not generate the power we sell. Riverland Energy purchases power from Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC), a generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Dairyland provides wholesale electricity to 24 member distribution cooperatives and 15 municipal utilities in four states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois). Dairyland's generation resources include coal, natural gas, hydro, wind, landfill gas, biomass, solar and animal waste.

Statement of Non-Discrimination

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulation sand policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English

Riverland Energy Cooperative is an equal opportunity provider and employer committed to building better communities for all.

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA program Discrimination Complaint Form found online at https://www.ascr.usda.gov/ad-3027-usda-program-discrimination-complaint-form, or at any USDA office, or call 866-632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax 202-690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

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