Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative's Mission

The mission of the Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. is improving the quality of rural life. Low cost. Reliable. Safe. Service.

Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative is the largest rural electric cooperative in New York State.  Dedicated to providing electric distribution services and energy-saving programs to the Finger Lakes Region of New York since 1944 and Western New York since 1970.  Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative distributes dependable power to over 5,300 members and maintains over 1,100 miles of primary distribution line throughout Steuben, Schuyler, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties.  Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, employs 29 full time employees and is governed by 9 board members.

 

The Cooperative Difference

Focused on people, not profits.

  • Electric cooperatives are built by and belong to the communities they serve. They are lead by members from the community and are uniquely suited to meet local needs.
  • In the 2023 J.D. Power Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study, co-ops secured seven of the top 10 spots and the highest average score among all electric utility providers.

Did You Know?

From booming suburbs to remote rural communities, America's electric cooperatives are energy providers and engines of economic development. Electric cooperatives keep the lights on and play a vital role in transforming communities.

  • Cooperatives power 56% of the American landscape.
  • Co-ops serve 42 million people, including 92% of persistent poverty counties.
  • Co-ops power over 22 million businesses, homes, schools, and farms in 48 states.
  • Co-ops return more than $1 billion in capital credits to their consumer-members annually as not-for-profit organizations.
  • 832 distribution cooperatives are the foundation of the electric cooperative network. They were built by and serve co-op members in the community by delivering electricity and other services.
  • 64 generation & transmission cooperatives provide wholesale power to distribution co-ops through their own electric generation facilities or by purchasing power on behalf of the distribution members.