Ruralite BENTON REA
SEPTEMBER 2025
Understanding the Rising Cost of Electricity Balancing reliability, affordability and rising regional power costs Page 4
ALSO INSIDE >> Benton REA Awarded $1 Million for Wildfire Resilience Project Page 8 RiverFest Is Oct. 4 Page 25 Local Students Visit Washington, D.C. Page 28
Lower Granite Dam is one of the four lower Snake River dams. On average, they combine to produce enough electricity to power 800,000 homes. PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS