ECI REC sends out monthly Power Notes, an insert that accompanies our electric bills to provide members with important Cooperative information.

January - Co-op Connections Businesses and Mobile App, Member Account Notification Update form, Winter Safety Tips, and Curb Energy Usage During Peak Hours

February - 2021 Energy Efficiency Rebates, 10 $1,000 s\Scholarships, Beneficial Electrification, and Ways to Pay Your Electric Bill

March - Appliance Recycling, Members Care with RECare, Iowa Rural Power Grassroots, and  Support Iowa Renewables

April - Use Caution When Burning Ditches, Two Ways You Can Go Electric this Spring, $1,000 Scholarships Awarded to 2021 Seniors, Call 811 Before You Dig, and Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place

  • December - Budget Billing, Stay in the Know 24/7 with SmartHub Mobile App, Portable Generator Safety, Notify Landlord Before Disconnect, and ECI REC's Privacy Policy
  • November - Shop Local with the Co-op Connections Card, Help Us Find Members, ECI REC Online Resources, Give the Gift of Electricity and $1,000 Scholarships Available tor High School Seniors
  • October - Co-op Connections Savings App, Weatherization Incentives, Winter Savings with Heat Plus Rate, Care with RECare and Lighting Safety 
  • September - Fall Tree Planting Guide, Your Support Can Help Influence Energy Policy, New Website Notice, Program Offers Members a Helping Hand, and National Farm Safety & Health Week
  • August - Keep It Reel with Co-op Connections, New Website Coming Soon, Budget Billing Levels Monthly Payments for Members, and Call 8-1-1 At Least Two Days Before You Dig
  • July - Pull the Plug Program, Lighting Rebates Are Burning Out, Outsmart Utility Scammers This Summer, Stray Voltage Concerns in Livestock Confinement Buildings and Additions, and Notification Reminder for Alternative Energy Production Facilities
  • June - 2020 Annual Meeting Reminder, Board Returns $565,413 to Members Through Patronage Dividends, and Resources for Paying Energy Bills and Saving During COVID-19
  • May - Stay in the Know with SmartHub Mobile App, 2020 Annual Meeting Notice, Shop Online and Save with Co-op Connections, May Is National Electrical Safety Month, and Save Today on ENERGY STAR-Certified Ductless Heat Pumps
  • April - ECI REC Response to COVID-19, Winter Moratorium Extended by Iowa Utilities Board, Quick Ways to Pay Your Electric Bill, and 12 Safety Tips for Using Extension Cords
  • March -  Spring Ditch Burning Tips, Nonbusiness Energy Property Tax Credit, Preparing for the 2020 Census, and Members Help Members by Contributing to RECare
  • February - Youth Programs Application Deadline Reminders, Undergoing Construction, Three Free Electronic Payment Methods, and 2020 Residential Rebates
  • January - ECI REC Supports Energy Efficiency, Set Up Your Co-op Connections, Like Us On Facebook and Go Paperless with SmartHub (did not mail with bills)
  • December - Notify Owner Before Disconnect, Commercial and Ag Indoor LED Lighting Rebates Notice, Stay in the Know During an Outage, Generator Safety and Member-Info Update Notification form
  • November - Youth Programs, Co-op Connections Area Businesses, New SmartHub Look, Power Boost Gift Certificates, Uncashed Checks - Help Us Find Past Members
  • October - Save with the Co-op Connections Card, ECI REC Weatherization Rebates, Help Others Through RECare, and Heat Your Home Safely with Electric
  • September - Helping Hand Bill-pay Reminder, Tree Planting Clearance Guidelines, HeatPlus Rate Remains .0485 cents/kWh, Help Influence Energy Policy through ACRE/FORE, and Questions and Complaints
  • August - Electric Water Heater Benefits, Co-op Connections Area Businesses, Budget Billing - Even Out Payments, Mover Over, Slow Down Law, and Click Before You Dig or Call 811
  • July - Geothermal State Tax Credit Reinstated, Savings with Staying Power, and Register on SmartHub from Your Mobile Devise
  • June - Board Returns $568,048 back to Members, Annual Meeting Notice Reminder, CIPCO's Energy Portfolio, and On-site Generation Partner
  • May - Outdoor Electric Safety, Annual Meeting of Members, Energy Efficient Heat Pumps; Co-op Connections Business Listing, and Stay in the Know with the SmartHub Mobile Ap
  • April - Appliance Recycling, Appliance Rebates, Watts$mart Energy E-Tips, Pay It Your Way with SmartHub, Many Ways to Save with Connections.coop, and Tree Planting Guide-April is Safe Digging Month
  • March - Manage Your Account and Electricity Use with SmartHub, Spring Ditch Burning Tips, Members Helping Members with RECare, and Help Support the Development of Iowa Renewables  
  • February - Free Trip to D.C. and Scholarship Reminder, SWSP-Benefits of Electric Water Heating, Save with your Co-op Connections Card, and 6-ways to pay
  • January - 2019 Residential Rebates, Youth D.C. Trip and $1,000 Scholarships, Energy Efficiency Statement, Co-op Connections Revised Website, and Like Us On Facebook
  • December - Budget Billing and SmartHub, ECI REC's Outage Map, Member Contact Update Form, Generator Safety, and Notify Owner Before Disconnect
  • November - NEW Office Hours, Where Are They Now?, You Have the Power With SmartHub, Power Boost Gift Certificates, High Schoolers: $1,000 Scholarships and Free Trip to D.C.
  • October - Six Ways to Save with the Co-op Connections Program, Care with RECare, Weatherization Incentives, October is National Co-op Month, Reduce Your Use and Cut Your Costs with SmartHub
  • September - Fall Tree Planting Tips, Political Action Contribution Form, Value of HeatPlus Rate and Helping Hand Reminder Program Form
  • August - Rasmussen Model Home Event, Independence Payment Drop-Box Move, Co-op Connections App and Website, Farm Progress Show Registration Slip, and Budget Billing Payment Option
  • July - Appliance Recycling Incentives, SmartHub Billing Hub Tools, Watts $mart eTips, Co-op Notification Required for Onsite Generation Facilities, Contact ECI REC Regarding Stray Voltage Concerns and Visit Touchstone Energy Co-ops at the Iowa State Fair
  • June - Board Returns $616,993 back to Members, Proposed Amendments to Articles of Incorporation, and Annual Meeting Notice and Ballot Mailing
  • May - Electric Safety, Watts $mart Online e-Tips, On-site Generation Partner, Smart Meter Update, and Co-op Connections Participating Businesses
  • April - Smart Meter Update, Safe Digging, Spring Tree Planting, Thank a Lineworker, Support Iowa Renewables, New Op Center Open House, and Safe Ditch Burning Tips  
  • March - Smart Meter Status, SmartHub tools and mobile app, Ag Energy-Efficiency Rebates, and Electric Water Heater Benefits
  • February - Smart Meter FAQs, 2018 Energy-Efficiency Rebates, Youth Tour and Scholarship Application Reminders, and Stay Off Peak
  • January - Smart Meter FAQs, Six Ways to Save with Co-op Connections Program, 2018 Legislative Priorities, Generator Safety, and Six Years on Facebook