Michigan Country Lines magazine has been a principle co-op communication for over 30 years. MECA produces and distributes this award-winning publication to over 270,000 homes and businesses throughout Michigan 10 times annually. Its contents provide members consumers with helpful information about their co-op and the safe, efficient use of electricity, and features interesting people, food and places from throughout Michigan.

MECA coordinates education and training resources for Michigan’s electric cooperative directors, managers, employees and future leaders.

MECA helps its member cooperatives engage with the next generation of co-op members and leaders through the annual Washington, D.C. Youth Tour, an all-expenses-paid leadership travel opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors (going into their junior or senior year this summer). Youth Tour explores leadership lessons from our nation’s history and immerses participants in the cooperative spirit, creating life-long advocates for the co-op program.

Michigan’s electric cooperatives are active partners in enhancing economic prosperity in the communities they serve. Because reliability and electric cost are key to industrial businesses today, our member co-ops are committed to providing timely energy estimates and site selection information.