Co-ops Support Big Brothers Big Sisters Trail Races
Join Cherryland Electric Cooperative and Wolverine Power Cooperative as they support the 3rd running of the Big Little Trail Races on Aug. 23 in Buckley, MI (southern Grand Traverse County). All proceeds go to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Michigan and help serve about 300 kids in need of adult mentorship each year. There [...]
Hance Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Broadband
Bob Hance, CEO of Midwest Energy Cooperative, testified before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development and Credit on July 29 in Washington, D.C., about the Co-op’s efforts to bring high speed internet service to rural areas. His testimony is intended to open up funding and policy change for broadband solutions. Midwest Energy has [...]
Thumb Co-op Announces Solar Project
DTE Energy and Thumb Electric Cooperative (TEC) will soon break ground on a 665-kilowatt solar energy system on the co-op’s property in Caro. The $2.5 million system, with over 2,600 photovoltaic modules, will cover over three acres and connect directly with DTE's grid. It will have the capacity to power about 100 homes when it’s [...]
Midwest Golf Event Raises $12,613 To Fight Cancer
On a perfect summer day, Midwest Propane’s “Fueling the Fight Charity Golf Scramble” at Pilgrim’s Run in Pierson raised $12,613 to support services provided through the Susan P. Wheatlake Cancer and Wellness Center. “Cancer touches so many lives, and as a locally-owned and operated company we wanted to do something meaningful to help individuals and [...]
LIHEAP Funding Short of Goal
Home heating help funding fell short of what the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and others were hoping for in a 2015 appropriations bill, according to a story by Michael Kahn in the July 17 issue of Electric Co-op Today. NRECA joined the National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition, several governors, House members and [...]
Ag Expo Returns to MSU
The Ag Expo returns to MSU on July 22-24 at the corner of Farm Lane and Mount Hope. The 35th annual event features over 200 commercial farm equipment and supply exhibits and dozens of educational exhibits from MSU departments and programs on the 35-acre main site. Visitors can learn about stock dog training, animal mortality [...]