Great Lakes Co-op Teen Wins NRECA Award
Photo: Emily Kurburski was Great Lakes Energy’s representative to the 2015 Rural Electric Youth Tour (front row, third from left) and has received a generationOn grant from NRECA for a community service project. Emily Kurburski, a member of Great Lakes Energy, has received a 2015 generationOn grant from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). [...]
Three Incumbents Re-elected To GLE Board
Incumbents Paul Byl (Shelby), Mark Carson (Boyne City), and Paul Schemanski (Petoskey), were recently re-elected by Great Lakes Energy members to three-year terms on the Co-op’s board. Carson and Byl defeated challengers in their district to earn another term, and Schemanski ran unopposed. Schemanski is from District 1 (Emmet County), and is a healthcare technology [...]
Wolverine Ships Supplies For Guatemala Project
Pictured (L-R) above are Hydaker-Wheatlake employees who played a lead role in gathering materials for Michigan’s “Partners for Power” project in Guatemala: Craig Felos, Kevin Hills, Dan Nelson, Steve Hooker, and Rich Langworthy (not pictured). A 40-foot container filled with transformers, fuse cutouts, wire, tooling and other hardware needed to bring electricity to the village [...]
Ontonagon System Expansion Is On Schedule
Construction of the Ontonagon County REA’s new Boston Substation has started, and the project is on-target to have contract work completed by Oct. 16. Wolverine Power Cooperative is managing the project, which involves design and construction of the substation and related distribution facilities. “This project would never have happened without Wolverine,” says Debbie Miles, Ontonagon’s [...]
U.P. Energy Summit Will Feature MPSC Panel
This year’s U.P. Energy Summit will feature a Michigan Public Service Commission panel discussion, moderated by Don Ryan, and staffed by MPSC chairman John Quackenbush, and commissioners Sally Talberg and Norm Saari. Other speakers include representatives from MISO, the utility industry, and more. The event will be held Sept. 30 at Northern Michigan University, in [...]
GLE Produces Powerful After-Storm Video
The storm last week left more than 40,000 Great Lakes Energy members without power. The co-op sent the video below along with a message to thank members for their patience and understanding. Produced in-house, the compelling video has had nearly 8,300 views. Check it out, it's well worth the four minutes it takes to watch [...]