Company Profile

Mission Statement

To enhance the quality of life of our members and support the communities we serve, by cooperatively providing reasonably priced energy with exceptional service.

Company Profile

Founded in 1938 as a not-for-profit electric cooperative, Corn Belt Energy now provides power to over 34,000 households and businesses in 18 counties throughout Central Illinois. We employ nearly 90 people and maintain over 5,000 miles of line throughout our vast territory. Our electricity is supplied by Wabash Valley Power Association, a generation and transmission cooperative based in Indianapolis, and we can also supply natural gas to Nicor Gas customers across Illinois through the Customer Select program.

The largest energy cooperative in Illinois, Corn Belt Energy is owned by the electric members it serves and is committed to providing reliable, affordable power. The cooperative is governed by 14 directors who are residential members and who represent specific districts within our service territory. Educating members on energy efficiency and safety are top priorities and we are committed to supporting our communities in a variety of ways, including our Education Grants Program and our participation in the national Youth to Washington Tour.

In the past 70+ years, our membership base has changed dramatically from primarily farmers to an ever-increasing number of urban, suburban and commercial accounts. While retaining our rural farm heritage, we now serve many of the new residential subdivisions and commercial areas in Bloomington-Normal as well as in other communities. While we've accomplished our original goal of bringing electricity to rural areas, we're now faced with a new challenge: helping cooperative members use energy wisely.

Corn Belt Energy is a member of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Corn Belt Energy has been a member of Touchstone Energy since its inception in 1998.

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Service Territory

Corn Belt serves cooperative members throughout 18 Central Illinois counties: Bureau, Champaign, De Witt, Ford, Henry, Kendall, Knox, La Salle, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Marshall, McLean, Piatt, Putnam, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford

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Energy Sources

One of the ways we balance reliability and affordability is through a diversified power portfolio. Our power supplier, Wabash Valley Power Association, purchases some electricity from other utilities while generating the rest themselves.