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For over 75 years Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative has been proudly serving the "driftless" area of southwest Wisconsin, a beautiful region left untouched by the glaciers. With our combination of scenery, rich farmland, and a hard-working population available for commercial and industrial businesses, we have a combination of assets that can't be beat anywhere else.

As a member-owned electric cooperative, our employees deliver the power of human connections every day, providing a one source solution for a wide range of energy management needs that maximize value, simplify life, and enhance our local communities.

History of Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative

REA (Rural Electrification Administration)

May 1938 – President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 7037, creating the Rural Electrification Administration (REA).

May 1, 1938

Grant County Cooperative

On Wednesday afternoon, June 15, 1938, the first energy substation in south Lancaster was energized, sending the first electricity surging through the wires of the Grant County Cooperative which allowed their first customer, the Clinton Baker family, to flip that switch for the first time!

June 15, 1938

Lafayette Electric Cooperative

July 1938 - Lafayette Electric Cooperative was energized with just 26 members.

July 1, 1938

Crawford Electric Cooperative

September 1939 – Crawford Electric Cooperative was energized with 179 members and 116 miles of line.

September 1, 1939

Dairyland Power Cooperative

December 1941- Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC) was formed and serves as our Generation and Transmission source to this date.

December 1, 1941

1944

By 1944 there were 2,061 members on 908 miles of line with an average power consumption per member of 108 kWh per month.

1940 Employee

January 1, 1944

EJ Stoneman Plant in Cassville was energized

July 1951 – The EJ Stoneman Plant in Cassville was energized, while a part of DPC, the state-of-the-art Steam Electric Generating Station provided power to our region until it was sold in 1993 and eventually retired in 2015.

EJ Stoneman Power Station

July 1, 1951

Presidential Candidates Visit Area

March 1960 – Presidential candidates, John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey visited our area during the Grant Electric Annual Meeting while both were campaigning.

JFK Visit

March 1, 1960

Lafayette and Grant Electric Cooperatives merge

January 1, 1990

Rural Utilities Services (RUS)

Congress reorganized and the REA was replaced by the Rural Utilities Services (RUS).

January 1, 1994

Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative Forms

Grant, Lafayette and Crawford Electric Cooperatives merge into Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative.

July 1, 1999

2020

There are now 11,466 members and 3,501 miles of line both underground and overhead covering over 2,000 square miles of service territory.

January 1, 2020
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  • Member Center
    • Pay Your Bill
      • Assistance Available
      • Ways to Pay Your Bill
      • SmartHub Information
    • Your Account
      • Capital Credits
      • Degree Days
      • How to Read your Bill
      • What is PCA
  • Member Services
    • Rebates & Programs
      • Distributed Generation
      • Electric Heating and Cooling
      • Electric Vehicle
      • Energy Assessments
      • Energy Rebates
      • Evergreen
      • Focus on Energy
      • Load Management
      • Water Heaters
    • Safety
      • Diggers Hotline
      • Right-of-Way
      • Safety First Program
    • Electric Service
      • Dusk-To-Dawn
      • New Services
      • Service Rules
  • My Cooperative
    • Coop Information
      • About Us
      • Annual Meeting
      • Board Information
        • Board of Directors
        • Unaudited Meeting Minutes
      • 2023 Board of Directors Election Information
      • Bylaws
      • Email Us
      • About Touchstone Energy
    • Community
      • Operation Round Up
      • Photo Contest
      • Safety Demo
      • Scholarship
      • Light Notes
      • WEC News
      • Youth Leadership Conference
  • Outage Center
    • Outages
    • Outage Map
    • Restore Power
  • Careers
    • Openings