The inaugural "Illuminate the Night" festival took place on Friday, February 6th in downtown Adrian. A section of South Main Street was closed to feature displays and performance art illuminated by light. The evening began with a light parade and featured a fire juggler, light projection on downtown buildings, music, illuminated art pieces and our Touchstone Energy Cooperative hot air balloon. Hundreds of people [...]
If you know of a good teenager who would enjoy traveling and meeting other teens from Michigan and other states, tell them about the fun youth programs sponsored by Michigan’s nine electric co-ops. He or she could even be selected to participate in a free trip to Washington, D.C.! It’s not too late for teens whose families belong to an electric co-op to apply [...]
HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative’s People Fund program is getting a new fundraising boost from a partnership with Amazon.com. While shopping online, HomeWorks members, or anyone interested in contributing, can now help benefit area families and organizations by using a special link to reach their Amazon.com account. By doing so, .5 percent of a contributor’s purchase will be donated by Amazon to the co-op’s People Fund.
A timeline is set and milestones are being met for the new Alpine Power Plant in Elmira Township, near Gaylord. Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative Inc. (Cadillac) has received approvals from various entities to move forward with the natural gas-fueled electricity generating plant. "Things are progressing nicely and we remain on target," says project spokesman, Ken Bradstreet. "The members of the planning commissions and [...]
Karl Peters (left in photo), electric operations director for Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op, was recently honored by the co-op’s board for his distinguished and dedicated service. Peters was recognized specifically for his high level of personal character, teamwork and commitment to PIE&G. Peters began his career as a groundman in April 1970. Six months later, he began the four-year Apprentice Lineman Program. [...]
Wolverine Power Cooperative has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with RES America Developments Inc. (a subsidiary of Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc.), for 114 megawatts (MW) of wind energy and related renewable energy credits in the Thumb area. The power will come from the Deerfield Wind Energy project, in Huron County. Located on about 20,000 acres in Huron, Bloomfield, Dwight and Lincoln [...]
The Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op Board of Directors has approved participation in CoBank’s “Sharing Success” program, a $3 million fund that benefits cooperatives and the charitable groups they support throughout America. The Montmorency County Commission On Aging (MCCOA) was selected to receive a total of $10,000 in PIE&G’s application for matching funds from the 2014 program. CoBank is a nonprofit cooperative that [...]
Cloverland Electric Cooperative is reviewing the January 13 press release from Gov. Snyder’s office announcing agreements between We Energies, Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO), Invenergy, and Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., that will reportedly provide a long-term solution starting in July for Upper Peninsula electric rate payers. “Cloverland Electric was not part of the discussion leading to this announcement,” states Dan Dasho, Cloverland’s president/CEO. “At [...]
Agreements that lay the groundwork for eliminating a costly utility rate payment for Upper Peninsula families and job providers, while providing the region with long-term, cost-effective energy reliability and ensuring the U.P.’s energy independence were announced recently by Gov. Rick Snyder, Attorney General Bill Schuette, Wisconsin Energy Corp. (We Energies), Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO), Invenergy, and Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (Cliffs). The proposed [...]
Remember Willie Wiredhand? He’s the 60-year-old friendly face and national spokesplug of rural electric co-ops, and is alive and well. While not showcased in every state or co-op, he still appears annually on Christmas ornaments available from NRECA, some co-op publications, annual meetings, and co-op offices like the figure above that communications staff at the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi is currently displaying. “Our [...]
