Approximately 500 people attended Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op’s 77th Annual Membership Meeting at Posen High School on October 24. Board Chairman John Brown stated “the annual meeting is a perfect example of our cooperative principles in action. Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members. Members have equal voting rights –one member, one vote – and are organized in a democratic manner.” [...]
A new, natural gas-fueled electric generating plant is being planned by Wolverine Power Cooperative, of Cadillac. Called the Alpine Power Plant, its location will be in Elmira Township, Otsego County, west of Gaylord. Wolverine, a not-for-profit electric cooperative, provides wholesale electric power to six electric cooperatives throughout Michigan. “Wolverine is excited about moving forward with a new natural gas peaking plant,” said project [...]
Great Lakes Energy (GLE) Cooperative, headquartered in Boyne City, MI, and Alger Delta Cooperative Electric Association, headquartered in Gladstone, MI, are engaged in discussions and associated due diligence to explore combining the two member-owned electric cooperatives into one larger organization. “We are excited about exploring the benefits of combining our two electric cooperatives,” said Richard Walsworth, GLE Chairman. “There could be many operational and [...]
“The power landscape is shifting. Help your co-op prepare.” is the theme of the new “Innovative Power Summit 2014” that NRECA has created to help electric co-ops shape their strategies and the course of the industry. Co-op communicators and finance professionals, engineering and technical staff, CEOs and others are invited to attend Oct. 28-30 at the J.W. Marriott-Indianapolis, IN. “This event will bring together [...]
America’s electric co-ops have marked a new milestone in their grassroots strength as we reach 1 million comments sent to the EPA in opposition to its proposed rule targeting existing power plants. Collected through http://action.coop and tellepa.com, the comments are coming from all 50 states. As of mid-October, 526 comments were from Michigan, and in surrounding states, 57,484 came through Ohio co-ops; 20,534 - [...]
Luke Pohl, of Westphalia, a local businessman and 31-year high school basketball coach, will fill an open seat on the HomeWorks Tri-County Electric board. Chosen from eight candidates, Pohl is filling the remaining year of a term formerly held by Carl Morton, who retired after 36 years of service. Pohl represents District 3, which serves Clinton County except Bingham, Duplain and Greenbush townships. Pohl [...]
Changes to Great Lakes Energy’s “Rate Book for Electric Service” were recently approved by its board, and take effect Jan. 1, 2015. In accordance with P.A. 167 of 2008, the changes affect some special charges, such as the Misc. Special Service Charge and Bad Check Handling Fee, line extension fees, load management eligibility, deposit interest, and establish a new rate that enables eligible members [...]
Cherryland Electric Co-op (CEC) is returning a record-setting $4.2 million in capital credits to it members, effective on their October 2014 billings. Margins earned are allocated to individual co-op members annually in proportion to the amount of kilowatt-hours consumed during that year. In addition, CEC’s financial situation allowed them to eliminate their Power Supply Cost Recovery (PSCR) for September and October. “We will continue [...]
The Ontonagon County Rural Electrification Association (OCREA) Board of Directors recently approved plans for a series of upgrades to the cooperative’s electrical distribution system. Wolverine Power Cooperative is assisting OCREA with the project, which involves the design and construction of a new substation, and associated distribution facilities. The project’s primary purpose is to provide increased service reliability to more than 700 of OCREA’s existing [...]
MultiSpeak®, a software standard used by utilities worldwide, has announced it is ready to test software applications for compliance with cybersecurity requirements. MultiSpeak is the first utility software standard to include cybersecurity as part of compliance testing. The program was developed and is maintained by a collaboration of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and the 150-plus software vendors, consultants and utilities belonging [...]
