Founded in 1940, Butte Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative and provides electric power to over 5,000 residential and commercial members in Butte, Lawrence, and Meade Counties.
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives are local, active members of their communities, dedicated to the development and improving the lives of their members.
Butte Electric’s headquarters is located in Newell, South Dakota. We also have outposts in Spearfish and Sturgis.

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The mission of Butte Electric Cooperative, Inc. is to continually improve customer services; provide safe, reliable, and competitively priced electricity; and continue to lead in developing our communities for the benefit of our members.

5493
Members

3
Counties Served

13999
Miles of Line


