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The Co-op Connections program is a discount/incentive program for electric cooperative members across the United States. National and local businesses are part of this program.
Participating businesses benefit from increased customer traffic and from promotions in co-op communications and advertising material.
Nearly 14,000 Runestone Electric Association members have received the Co-op Connections card-FREE. In addition 190,000 co-op members throughout Minnesota and over $16 million members throughout the United States use the program offered by their local electric cooperative.
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LOOKING TO BE INVOLVED?
View question and answer handout on program
View program brochure
View examples of discounts
What are the benefits of participating in the program?
The Co-op Connections card will be distributed to nearly 14,000 Runestone Electric Association members. This card is intended to increase customer traffic at participating businesses.
What are the costs?
There is no cost to participating businesses besides the discount that each business offers to the customer, which is a small price to pay for the increases customer traffic.
What type of discounts?
Each business can design its own discount. We would like to see a discount that is unique and offers Runestone Electric Association members true value. If you need help designing a discount, Runestone Electric Association would be happy to assist you.
What kind of commitment does a participating business have to make?
For the first year of our program, participating businesses will sign a contract from January 1, 2010- December 31, 2010. After this one year contract, all businesses will automatically renew from another year each January unless the businesses contacts Runestone Electric Association and ask to discontinue participation.
Participating businesses will have the opportunity each winter to alter their discount. Runestone Electric Association will follow up with each participating business at the end of each year.
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