Saturday, March 21 2026 Annual Meeting

Life on the Line: Unseen Dangers of Live Wires

MARCH 25, 2026

10 a.m. or 1 p.m.

344 West U.S. Route 36,

Piqua, OH 45356

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Space Heaters Pros and Cons for Members

Go Paperless and Get a $5 Bill Credit

Tips from Ted High Usage Contributors

Ted talks about building a profile of your home – items you have that use electricity, amount of people living in your home, and other contributors.

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Update your contact information so we can notify you during outages, maintenance, or emergencies.

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February 13, 2026

Cardinal Plant to Receive Part of $175M DOE Grant Supporting Coal-Fired Generation

Columbus, OH—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Buckeye Power’s coal-fired Cardinal Plant as one of six national projects to receive a share of $175 million in federal funding. Kyger Creek Station, which is part of the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC), and partially owned by Buckeye Power, Inc., was also named as a recipient. The DOE grant was established to modernize, retrofit and extend the operational life of coal-fired power plants serving rural communities while also supporting grid reliability and energy affordability. The funds will be directed toward critical upgrades for Cardinal Plant’s Units 1 and 2. The...

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February 4, 2026

Join Us For our 2026 Annual Meeting

One of the best opportunities to better understand and connect with your cooperative is attending our annual meeting. Because we are member-owned, staying connected, informed, and engaged is essential to the success of Pioneer and the communities we serve. That’s why I want to personally invite you to attend Pioneer Electric’s Annual Meeting on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Graham Elementary School. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m., and we’ll begin the morning with a hot breakfast and time to visit with neighbors, members of our board of trustees, and employees. Presentations will begin promptly at 9 a.m. During the...

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We Are Powering Your Communities

Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., is a not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric distribution utility headquartered in Piqua, Ohio. We also have a district facility in Urbana, Ohio, providing quicker response times during outage situations and continued operations in case of a disaster.


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Locations

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Employees

2,750+

Miles of Line

15,000+

Co-op Members

Hear From Our Members

Everything we do revolves around you – our community. Pioneer brings the focus to our local communities and our neighbors. That is the cooperative difference.

Our power went out at 4:40am May 3rd. I called and reported. The crew was here within a half hour. Fixed a part on our transformer and electricity was restored quickly! We appreciated the two gentleman that asked permission first… to drive through our yard. It was a damp/ rainy morning. Our electric came on… they were pulling out … total time from our call in… about 90 minutes! Great Job! Thank you for your service and professionalism!

Monti & Penny
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I personally have never had issues with Pioneer and have used them for 6 years. I’m actually thankful for them after hearing the horror stories about AES and how long it takes power to be restored and their prices. Anytime our electric goes out, it is restored quickly. I think the longest we’ve been without power is maybe 3 hours. The pricing has gone up a little over the years but nothing significant to complain about.

Nicole Giles
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Power is back - Thanks for your always reliable, quick service!

John
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Thank you..we love Pioneer..you are a blessing

Greg
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Whenever I say that I love my electric company people either look at me like am crazy, or say, "You must have Pioneer."

Denise
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Thank you for always taking great care of your customers, stay safe!

Tammy
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Pioneer Electric Cooperative is great. So thankful that we rarely lose power, but when we do it’s fixed quickly

Jason
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Love Pioneer Electric! They are the BEST!!

Jackie
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I would like to show our appreciation for keeping our power on, on a day when 'everyone else' didn't have power. Thank you!

Steven
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I have always had faith in Pioneer over the past 40 years, but we just keep getting better.

Jeff
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Cable, Ohio

I am very happy with the service. Outages are almost non-existent. If there is an outage, it usually only lasts a matter of minutes. That is very important during inclement weather.

Pioneer Member
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