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:: Established 1894
RUC began its roots in 1894 by providing electric and water to its public-spirited citizens.  For a fee of $30,000 the City of Reedsburg got itself into the electric and water business.  A small price to pay for such necessities in life.

Fact: The water rates in 1894 were set at $2.00 per month.

 

About Us
Reedsburg Utility began its roots in 1894  by providing electric and water to its public-spirited citizens.  Today, Reedsburg's public-spirited citizens can also receive Light Speed Internet, Cable TV, and Telephone services from their own home town team!  In 2003 the Utility ventured into deploying a fiber optic infrastructure that would reach to every home and business in the community.  The fiber optic infrastructure now serves as a future proof method in providing Reedsburg citizens broadband and other communications services.
The Utility services more than 4,400 customers and takes great pleasure in serving each and every one.  We are one Utility and one Community, and it's all about service!  We live in this community with you.  We provide competent, reliable, high quality, courteous, honest, and responsive service.  We treat you like a neighbor, because we are your neighbors.

~Our Mission~
The Reedsburg Utility Commission shall provide safe, reliable, competitively priced, hometown services that help make this community a desirable place to live and do business. 

Privacy Statement

Privacy
Reedsburg Utility Commission believes that electronic privacy and security are critical components of any effective Web site. This Privacy Section describes Reedsburg Utility Commission’s commitment to protecting the personal privacy of our customers.
Security
Because Reedsburg Utility Commission respects its customers and understands they are concerned about privacy, we have instituted policies intended to ensure that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. We also post this privacy policy so that you know how information we collect is handled and with whom it may be shared.
As we continue to develop our Web site and take advantage of technologies to improve the service we provide, this policy may change. We therefore encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy.
The Reedsburg Utility Commission site contains links to other Web sites. Reedsburg Utility Commission is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. By accessing or using the Reedsburg Utility Commission Web site, you agree to the terms of this Reedsburg Utility Commission Privacy Statement, as outlined below. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use this site.
Cookies
Reedsburg Utility Commission's Web site makes limited use of "cookies" for the purpose of facilitating user identity and status for e-commerce and form transactions. Websites may send small pieces of text called cookies along with some of the web pages that you visit. Cookies are typically used on transactional pages as place-holders to retain context and content during individual user sessions, making it easier for you to use the dynamic features of these web pages without having to provide the same information repeatedly as you move from one page to another during your visit.
There are three types of cookies. A session cookie is a line of text that is stored temporarily in your computer’s random access memory (RAM) and is only available for the duration of an active browsing session. A session cookie is not placed on any hard drive, and it is destroyed as soon as you close your browser. A persistent cookie from a website is saved to a file on your hard drive and is accessed whenever you re-visit the website that put it there. This lets that website remember what you were interested in the last time you visited. A third-party cookie is a persistent cookie that is set by or sent to a website different than the one you’re currently viewing.
The Reedsburg Utility Commission website does not use persistent or third-party cookies, but sometimes uses session cookies. Some of the interactive sections of our website may set session cookies in temporary memory in order to provide streamlined navigation. These session cookies are not stored on your computer's hard drive and are automatically erased as soon as you close your browser. Information from these session cookies is not collected or saved.  If a visitor wishes to not utilize cookie technology, they will not be able to access the e-commerce portion of Reedsburg Utility Commission's Web site.
Reedsburg Utility Commission is committed to protecting the personal privacy of our customers.  Reedsburg Utility Commission will only disclose personally identifiable information to others: (a) if our customer provides written or electronic consent in advance, (b) when it is necessary for the provision of services by the Reedsburg Utility Commission, (c) as required by federal or state law or legal process.
In providing its services, Reedsburg Utility Commission may authorize certain people and entities to have access to customer information.  This includes our employees, third parties that provide and/or include:
billing and collection services; installation, repair and customer service subcontractors or agents; program guide distributors; software vendors; program and other service suppliers for audit purposes; marketers of Reedsburg Utility Commission's products and services; our attorneys and accountants.  The frequency of disclosures varies according to business needs, and may involve access on a regular basis.  Reedsburg Utility Commission restricts third parties' use of customer information to the purposes for which it is disclosed and prohibits third parties from further disclosure or use of any personally identifiable information obtained from us, whether for that third party's own marketing purposes or otherwise.

AffiliatesReedsburg's Power Supply

Reedsburg Utility Commission is a member of WPPI Energy, a Sun Prairie-based power company serving 51 customer-owned electric utilities. Together, WPPI Energy’s member utilities purchase all of their electric requirements from WPPI Energy and supply power to more than 192,000 customers in Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan.

In the late 1970s, a group of Wisconsin communities served by local municipal electric utilities was facing a series of large, wholesale rate increases. These increases were imposed by investor-owned companies that supplied the local municipalities with electric power. Determined to gain control over their power costs, the communities joined forces in 1980 to form WPPI Energy, the state's first municipal electric company.

WPPI Energy was formed to give member utilities, like Reedsburg Utility, the benefits of power supply independence, increased bargaining power and economies of scale. Through this “joint action” effort WPPI Energy can help its members in the acquisition of electric power and related resources needed to provide their customers with safe, reliable and economic electric power and energy. Through WPPI Energy, municipal utilities are able to acquire power supply expertise and negotiating strength they would lack individually.

A board of directors, comprised of one representative from each member-owner community, governs WPPI Energy. An 11-member executive committee of the board provides ongoing management oversight of WPPI Energy. Located in Sun Prairie, WPPI Energy employs more than 85 employees who manage and operate WPPI Energy in accordance with the policies and decisions of the board of directors and executive committee.

WPPI Energy’s member utilities include:

Wisconsin

  • Algoma
  • Black River Falls
  • Boscobel
  • Brodhead
  • Cedarburg
  • Columbus
  • Cuba City
  • Eagle River
  • Evansville
  • Florence
  • Hartford
  • Hustisford
  • Jefferson
  • Juneau
  • Kaukauna
  • Lake Mills
  • Lodi
  • Menasha
  • Mount Horeb
  • Muscoda
  • New Glarus
  • New Holstein
  • New London
  • New Richmond
  • Oconomowoc
  • Oconto Falls
  • Plymouth
  • Prairie du Sac
  • Reedsburg
  • Richland Center
  • River Falls
  • Slinger
  • Stoughton
  • Sturgeon Bay
  • Sun Prairie
  • Two Rivers
  • Waterloo
  • Waunakee
  • Waupun
  • Westby
  • Whitehall
Michigan
  • Alger Delta CEA
  • Baraga
  • Crystal Falls
  • Gladstone
  • L’Anse
  • Negaunee
  • Norway
Iowa
  • Independence
  • Maquoketa
  • Preston


For more information about power supply and ownership of WPPI Energy, visit www.wppienergy.org.

MEUW is the state association representing the 82 locally-owned, locally-controlled municipal electric utilities in Wisconsin. The association has served municipal electric utilities in Wisconsin since 1928.  Learn more by going to www.meuw.org

The American Public Power Association (APPA) is the service organization for the nation's more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities...  Learn more by going to www.appanet.org

The Wisconsin Rural Water Association  represents and provides services to water & wastewater systems in the state of Wisconsin.  Learn more by going to www.wrwa.org

Reedsburg Area Chamber of Commerce  Learn all about Reedsburg by visiting:  www.reedsburg.org

Reedsburg City Website  Find out what's new in the city of Reedsburg by visiting: www.reedsburgwi.gov

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin  The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) is an independent regulatory agency responsible for the regulation of more than 1,300 Wisconsin public utilities, including those that are municipally owned.