Connection

  • In 2025, ad awareness research continued to highlight an increase in member-owner satisfaction on average of 10 percentage points among viewers who recalled the ad messages.

  • National media buy delivered more than 106 million impressions, advancing awareness of your Touchstone Energy Cooperatives.

  • Released the “Cooperative Advantage ” advertising campaign that includes video, social, print and radio that can be locally branded to your cooperative.

  • Released animations on “Flood Safety” and “Solar Considerations “for co-ops to use in social media.

  • 39 co-ops customized 68 Touchstone Energy ad campaigns and animations with local branding.

  • Co-ops downloaded more than 3,500 advertising resources.

  • Provided co-ops with 15,325 energy-efficiency print brochures.

Research & Benchmarking

  • 347 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) scores received for energy utility services provided by over 200 distribution co-ops and cooperative affiliates in 37 states. In 2025, Touchstone Energy member co-ops averaged an ACSI score of 84.9.

  • 172 Touchstone Energy cooperatives earned an American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) 2025 Customer Satisfaction Award based on their member survey results.

  • 58 cooperatives from 23 states received the top 5 ACSI scores of 88 to 95 for energy utility services among all cooperatives participating in measurement for Touchstone Energy in 2025.

  • 6 cooperatives from 6 states received the top 5 ACSI scores of 86 to 92 for broadband services among all cooperatives participating in measurement for Touchstone Energy in 2025.

  • 12 co-ops in 10 states participated in four online focus groups, providing valuable insights on electricity demand and billing. Outage communications, home energy efficiency, and social and new media.

  • Released the 2025 Cooperative Advantage Report that included survey data from approximately 11,500 member-owners from 54 co-ops in 26 states.

  • Provided 26 Questline articles, infographics, and videos on energy efficiency, safety, and technology at no cost to Touchstone Energy members to embed in their social media pages, websites, and newsletters.

  • Presented four Questline Digital webinars on using AI in predictive maintenance, energy efficiency for commercial customers, data center energy savings, and heat pumps.

  • Sponsored Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) study on Building Awareness and Trust with Gen Z and Understanding the Influence of Geography on Consumer Values.

SHiNE

  • Touchstone Energy’s web development program supports 508 live websites across 429 co-ops and affiliates.

  • The SHiNE development team Launched 92 SHiNE websites in 2025, celebrating 300% growth  and processing 600% more development requests.

  • SHINE CMS: Our platform enables co-ops to manage and maintain their sites directly in a user friendly and intuitive environment.

  • Design & Build: SHiNE design team develops a high-quality custom look aligned with the co-ops goals, identity and long-term vision.

  • Content Support: communications team at the ready to help ensure your site is up to date and evolving based on user analytics. Content Support also includes reporting options for analytics and SEO.

 

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