Benton Rural Electric Association’s new West Richland headquarters will be celebrated with a ribbon cutting ahead of its mid-July opening. 

The event will take place at 8:30 a.m. June 20 at 2121 Cooperative Way, West Richland. The new 40,000-square-foot building will house Benton REA’s administrative, engineering and operations services. The building includes a warehouse, a garage and a community room fitting up to 190 people that organizations can reserve for public meetings.  

The new building is in a key location for Benton REA: About 73% of Benton REA’s membership lives in West Richland and 64% of the utility’s fieldwork is closer to the new headquarters. 

Construction on the building began in late 2024, the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business reported at the time, and the land for the new building was purchased in 2021.