Becoming a member of a Touchstone Energy co-op means that you'll benefit from a nationwide network of local, not-for-profit cooperatives, committed to enhancing customers' lives and livelihoods by providing reliable power, valuable products and high quality customer-focused service.

Touchstone Energy co-ops are:

• Service oriented
• Locally owned and governed by customer-elected directors
• Providing service at the lowest possible cost

Investor-owned utilities (IOUs) are:

• Profit oriented
• Absentee owned and controlled
• In business to make the maximum return for investors