MECA News

MECA is currently seeking a Communications Specialist to work collaboratively with the Director of Communications & Marketing on a range of communication programs and initiatives. He/she will serve as the editor for content used across a variety of communications channels, dedicating approximately 75 percent of efforts to Michigan Country Lines (MCL) magazine, and approximately 25 percent to electronic communications (websites, blogs, email campaigns, newsletters, and social [...]

About 54 people attended Alger Delta Cooperative’s annual meeting on June 18, where three directors were seated from district elections. In districts 5 (Gourley/LaBranche/Cornell) and 8 (Nahma/Isabella), incumbents David Anthony and Raymond Young, respectively, ran unopposed and were re-elected. Anthony is a former state legislator, works for the Hannahville Tribal Administration, and owns several small businesses. Young is a retired educator and sits on [...]

Incumbent directors Gerald Nettleton (DeTour Village) and  Virgil Monroe (Manistique) were re-elected, and new director John Sawruk (Sault Ste. Marie) was elected at Cloverland Electric Cooperative’s annual meeting on June 11.

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC)on June 19 approved a request by Midwest Energy for waivers from certain code of conduct rules - with one exception - to enable the co-op to deploy high-speed internet in unserved and underserved parts of Michigan. "Michigan is a national leader in expanding broadband access, adoption and use," said MPSC Chairman John D. Quackenbush. "Today's order allows Midwest [...]

Bylaws changes that were proposed in the May issue of Country Lines magazine were approved by a vote of 32 to 29 at Ontonagon County REA’s annual meeting on June 21. Most of the changes were basic language updates, but more significant ones included elimination of member voting by proxy; putting clarity in the Joint Membership, Member Responsibilities, and Right-of-Way Easement sections; adding a [...]

MECA CEO Craig Borr has been appointed to the Senate Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Workgroup that will make recommendations for improving the Clean, Renewable and Energy Efficient Act (P.A. 295) regulations. MPSC commissioner Sally Talberg and a mix of environmental and utility representatives are also in the workgroup, which plans to wrap their assignment sometime this fall.