Butler Rural Electric Cooperative brought home two awards in the 2024 Spotlight on Excellence Awards program, a national competition among America’s electric cooperatives. The cooperative received a Silver Award in the Best Special Publication category for its 2023 Rate Increase Notice and a Silver Award in the Best Internal News Publication for Between the Lines, our employee newsletter. Manager of Communications and Marketing Jade Guthrie, who was instrumental in the development of both products, will accept the award for the cooperative at NRECA’s Connect Conference in May.

The annual Spotlight on Excellence Awards program recognizes the best communication and marketing efforts by electric cooperatives and related organizations nationwide. The 2024 Spotlight on Excellence Awards program was the most competitive season yet with over 800 entries received.