MECA News

Michigan utility lineworkers begin next chapter of training

MECA2017-10-04T16:23:27-04:00October 3rd, 2017|MECA News|

Virtual Reality Advertising. Virtual Reality Advertising When Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 876 (IBEW Local 876) announced a partnership in May to continue utility linemen training in the state of Michigan, their partnership marked the beginning of the new Joint Michigan Apprentice Program (JMAP). The program’s inaugural class began in September, welcoming 61 apprentices from 28 Michigan [...]

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MECA Hosts Co-op Foundations Workshop

MECA Hosts Co-op Foundations Workshop

MECA2017-09-29T14:05:10-04:00September 21st, 2017|MECA News|

MECA hosted an Electric Cooperative Foundations workshop at the Wolverine Power Cooperative office in Cadillac on Sept. 20. “This workshop has three main goals,” said Doug Snitgen, Executive Vice President at MECA. “We want every participant to gain a better understanding of the cooperative model, connect the cooperative principles and values to their own daily work, and meet employees from other Michigan co-ops [...]

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Michigan Co-ops Head To Georgia To Assist With Hurricane Restoration Efforts

MECA2017-09-12T10:13:49-04:00September 11th, 2017|MECA News|

Hurricane Irma has plowed into Georgia leaving hundreds of thousands in the state without power. Today, 31 Michigan co-op linemen are headed south to help Georgia co-ops, Irwin EMC and Middle Georgia EMC, bring the lights back on. The Michigan team will stay in southern Indiana tonight. After a safety briefing tomorrow morning lead by Joe McElroy, MECA's safety director, the group will [...]

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HomeWorks Tri-County holds 80th Annual Meeting, Complete With Live Streaming

HomeWorks Tri-County holds 80th Annual Meeting, Complete With Live Streaming

MECA2017-08-30T14:50:11-04:00August 30th, 2017|MECA News|

A day in the life of a lineman and the Michigan Partners for Power 2018 project in Bolivia headlined the 80th Annual Meeting of HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative on August 19 in Mount Pleasant. Blanchard linemen Rick Warchuck and Cody Teegardin talked about their jobs as linemen and how being away from home for mutual aid during storms affects their families. Both men [...]

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Energy Optimization Program Participants Selected as Finalists for Governor’s Energy Excellence Awards

MECA2017-08-09T14:25:27-04:00August 9th, 2017|Uncategorized|

Lansing, Mich. (June 28, 2017) – Four Michigan businesses that completed large-scale energy efficiency improvements with the help of the Energy Optimization program are finalists for the coveted 2017 Governor’s Energy Excellence Awards. The four finalists include: Ewen-Trout Creek School District (Ewen), Friske Orchards (Charlevoix), Don Earl Heating & A/C (Sault Ste. Marie), and Sklarczyk Seed Farm (Johannesburg). Now in its third year, the [...]

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Wolverine Purchases New Home For Apprentice Education

MECA2017-08-08T14:02:43-04:00August 8th, 2017|MECA News|

Wolverine Power Cooperative announced today an agreement to purchase Baker College of Cadillac’s Center for Transportation and Technology (CTT). The facility, located at 4800 S. Morey Road (M-66) in Lake City, Mich., will become a state-of-the-art electric utility training center, and house the Joint Michigan Apprentice Program (JMAP). "Michigan electric cooperatives have a rich tradition of training utility apprentices spanning the last 30 years [...]

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Cherryland Doubles Voter Participation With Online Voting

Cherryland Doubles Voter Participation With Online Voting

MECA2017-06-27T09:59:11-04:00June 26th, 2017|MECA News|

Cherryland members were introduced to a new voting option for the 2017 board election. In addition to voting via a mail-in ballot or in-person at the annual meeting, members could cast their vote using any device with an internet connection. Cherryland partnered with Survey & Ballot Systems of Minnesota to administer the voting. The outcome? The 2017 board election had the most ballots cast [...]

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Ontonagon Annual Meeting Highlights

Ontonagon Annual Meeting Highlights

MECA2017-06-26T13:20:17-04:00June 21st, 2017|MECA News, Uncategorized|

Chassell High School was the setting for the 2017 Ontonagon County Rural Electrification Association’s (OCREA’s) Annual Meeting held on Saturday, June 17. Approximately 150 members from the co-op’s five county service area attended the event which featured food, prize drawings, reports from the co-op manager and the board of directors and seating of new directors. According to General Manager Debbie Miles, “This is [...]

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Thumb Electric Cooperative Holds 80th Annual Meeting At New Venue

Thumb Electric Cooperative Holds 80th Annual Meeting At New Venue

MECA2017-06-15T09:25:29-04:00June 14th, 2017|Uncategorized|

Louis Wenzlaff, president of the board of directors, opened the 80th Annual Meeting of Thumb Electric Cooperative (Thumb) members on June 10 at the Thumb Octagon Barn- a brand new venue for the annual meeting. "The Octagon Barn is a very fitting venue for our event," explained Brad Essemacher, member services manager at Thumb. Built in 1924, the historic Thumb Octagon Barn stands today [...]

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Members Make Alger Delta’s Annual Meeting A Success

Members Make Alger Delta’s Annual Meeting A Success

MECA2017-06-14T15:33:43-04:00June 14th, 2017|Uncategorized|

A beautiful, sunny Upper Peninsula day provided the perfect backdrop to Alger Delta’s 79th Annual Meeting held on Saturday, June 10, at the U.P. State Fairgrounds. More than 400 members attended the event which featured a picnic-style cookout, games and activities for the whole family and many prize drawings. “This event gives us a chance to show our members how much we appreciate [...]

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