Cooperative Profile

Hawkeye REC is a true Cooperative. It is a private, non-profit electric utility owned by the members it serves. Our membership covers a range of home, farm, business and commercial consumers in Howard, Chickasaw and Winneshiek counties.

Your participation is vital to the Cooperative's continued success. It's leadership you elect - your Board of Directors - that guides the operation of the Cooperative and sets policies that put people first. The members ultimately control the Cooperative - people working for people.

Vision Statement
"To provide access to safe, dependable and affordable electric services."

Mission Statement
As a locally owned Cooperative organization we strive to provide a reliable electric distribution system, maintain financial stability, communicate, maximize marketing opportunities, provide other related services, and use sound business practices thus earning the trust, loyalty and respect of our patrons.

Quick Facts

• 6,300 member-owners
• 2,200 miles of line covering 1,440 square miles
• 40 employees
• Established December 1938

Statement of Nondiscrimination
Hawkeye REC is the recipient of Federal financing assistance from Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is subject to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended.

In accordance with Federal law and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability (not all prohibited bases apply to all programs).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 325-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

The Survey Says: Co-ops are the Businesses People Trust
Recent survey results show that less than half of Americans think investor-owned corporations are ethically governed. The survey found significantly greater public trust in businesses that provide more consumer control and board accountability...cooperatives!

More than half of adults in the U.S. say they’re members of cooperatives. More than 75 percent of those surveyed agreed that co-ops run their businesses in a trustworthy manner compared to just 53 percent for investor-owned companies. More than two-thirds agreed that consumer-owned co-ops are ethically governed, while just 45 percent said the same of investor-owned corporations.

Asked whether consumer co-ops have the best interests of consumers in mind when conducting business, 77 percent of Americans agreed they did. Fewer than half said the same of investor-owned counterparts. Co-ops also rated higher than investor-owned companies by wide margins on questions of value, quality, price and commitment to their communities. Consumers believe the nation’s more than 40,000 co-ops offer more democratic, accountable options and trustworthy options.