Midwest Energy Becomes Member Regulated
Midwest Energy is now the seventh Michigan electric distribution cooperative to become member-regulated. After hearing member comments, the co-op announced the decision in its July-August issue of Michigan Country Lines magazine. Of the nine co-ops, only Cloverland and Thumb remain fully regulated by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), and Cloverland recently announced that it [...]
Great Lakes Installs Mobile Workforce Management
Most co-op field workers have experienced the frustration of returning to the office to find a service order waiting for them at a location they have just been. That’s why Great Lakes Energy has installed a mobile workforce management (MWFM) system to help connect operations and field workers with supervisors and dispatch in real-time. By [...]
Co-op Team Returns From Guatemala
A six-day project scouting trip has brought a team of Michigan electric co-op employees home with details they’ll need to help bring electricity to a remote area of Guatemala. Jim Carpenter, Cherryland Electric line superintendent; Matt Monroe, Wolverine Power safety coordinator; Kevin Evans, Great Lakes Energy engineering analyst; and Dan King, MECA safety & loss [...]
HomeWorks’ Miller Retires With 30+ Years of Co-op Service
Matt Miller, operations manager for HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Co-op, now has some different job titles: “retiree,” “Grandpa,” and “traveler”. An Ionia native, Miller started his line apprenticeship in 1974, working for contractors out of the IBEW Local 876 union hall, and earning journeyman status in 1979. A few years later, he started at Wolverine’s small [...]
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Tornado Rips Into HomeWorks, Thumb Electric Co-op Areas
An EF-1 tornado ripped through the town of Portland on June 22, ripping across the property and facilities of the headquarters of HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Co-op, and causing major damage to about 11 other businesses, 70 homes, and four churches. About five people received minor injuries, with no fatalities. The HomeWorks Tri-County office in Portland [...]