Great Lakes Members To Vote On Director Election Changes
Great Lakes Energy members will soon vote on amendments to the co-op’s bylaws that would allow the board of directors to be elected by district. Starting in 2014, the change would involve electing directors from nine geographic districts to create a more equal representation throughout the co-op’s 26-county service area. Currently, nine directors are elected [...]
Member Input, Changing Landscape Result In Country Lines Updates
After gathering input from member co-op CEOs and communications professionals, the MECA communications team is moving forward with updates to Michigan Country Lines magazine. "A recent survey showed that 38 percent of new co-op members don't read the publication because they don't understand its purpose," says Casey Clark, director of communications and marketing. "The co-ops [...]
State Energy Policy Moving Along
The process established by Gov. Rick Snyder in 2012 to obtain input from interested parties on energy policy has been completed and will result in an energy address from Snyder this month. The series of four policy reports on Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Customer Choice and Additional Areas, can be accessed at michigan.gov/energy. On behalf [...]
Co-op CFO Elected Rogers City Mayor
Tom Sobeck, CFO for Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op in Onaway, was recently elected mayor of Rogers City, MI. An incumbent city councilman, the Presque Isle County Advance newspaper reports that Sobeck outpaced a strong field of candidates by receiving 40.72 percent of the 921 votes cast. "I am humbled by the level of [...]
Job Opening For U.P. Communications Specialist
The Michigan Electric Cooperative Association (MECA) is seeking a part-time Communications Specialist to aid communications efforts for its three electric co-ops based in the U.P. (Alger Delta, Cloverland Electric, and Ontonagon County REA) by writing, researching and coordinating select communications content. Must be able to travel throughout the U.P. and commit to spending 1 to [...]
Harvesting Efficiency
Every dairy cow carries an energy price tag. Farmers pump water—and $2.6 billion in energy dollars—to boost crops. At the end of the day, energy, both direct and indirect, accounts for 13 percent of production expenses on an average farm, so it makes sense that more farmers are turning to energy efficiency to help their [...]