Rock Energy Appeals Federal Court Ruling

Rock Energy Cooperative filed a notice on Jan. 13 that it is appealing the federal court's decision to dismiss the co-op's lawsuit against the village of Rockton.

Click here to read CEO Shane Larson's More Power to You column, which updates the Rockton lawsuit

Please Consider Donation to Project Lift Up

Please consider making a donation to Project Lift Up, a voluntary member donation program designed to help people who are struggling financially pay their energy bills. Just as the program's name implies, your contribution will help lift up your neighbor financially.

Click here to read CEO Shane Larson's More Power to You column, which explains the program

Visit our new South Beloit office at 15229 Willowbrook Road

We're all moved into our new location on Willowbrook Road in South Beloit. Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Rock Energy challenges validity of Rockton referendum

(May 11, 2009) – Rock Energy Cooperative today filed suit in the Western Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois asking the court to declare that the Village of Rockton does not have legal authority to acquire electric and natural gas distribution systems owned and operated by Rock Energy. Village officials claim that an April 2005 referendum authorizes them to acquire and operate those systems and to issue bonds to finance that transaction.

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Click here to read CEO Shane Larson's More Power to You column, which explains Rock Energy's legal dispute with the village of Rockton

More than 377,000 co-op members from across the nation have joined the Our Energy, Our Future grassroots campaign, demanding that elected officials keep consumer interests in mind. Their voices had a major impact this summer, as the U.S. House passed a climate change bill that included more than $3 billion in rate relief for co-op consumers from initial proposals. The climate change debate, now moves to the U.S. Senate.

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Taking care of business

Who should you call and what happens next?

Are you moving? Have you lost power? Do you smell gas? Is this bill right? Of course you don't need to wait until you have a problem to contact us, but when you do have one, we know you want something done about it right away. Here's what you can expect to happen next:

Electrical outages
If you smell gas
Account changes
Billing questions