At their February meeting, the Flathead Electric Cooperative (FEC) Board of Trustees approved a 0% rate increase for all rate classes for the coming year. Additionally, they approved a new residential rate structure, which includes a new demand charge along with a reduction in the Co-op’s energy charge. This revenue-neutral change is designed to more […]
Reconvening the Annual Meeting April 8, the Board of Trustees for Flathead Electric Co-op announced election results. Ballots were due to Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS), an independent election processing company, by April 4, 2019. Flathead Electric received certification from SBS that a total of 6,060 ballots were received. Three seats on the Flathead […]
Flathead Electric Cooperative (FEC) is committed to providing safe, reliable service to members. To support that commitment, FEC work crews may soon be visiting your area to trim and, if necessary, remove trees growing too close to power lines within the FEC right-of-way. Crews will be working mainly in the areas of Libby, Marion, McGregor, […]
A $5,000 Roundup for Safety grant will help provide officers of the Libby Police Department with body worn cameras to document their interaction with the community. Libby Police Chief Scott Kessel says the cameras are a proven resource that protects both the public and the officers. “Studies have found that police are more proactive in […]
Flathead Electric Cooperative (FEC) intends to help local law enforcement provide safer learning environments.” That’s according to FEC General Manager, Mark Johnson. Johnson says that through a grant, FEC will reinvest members’ unclaimed capital credit dollars back into the community as seed money to develop school resource officer (SRO) programs. Retired capital credit checks are […]
Flathead Electric Cooperative (FEC) offers over $117,000 in scholarships each year and applications are due by March 15. The scholarships are funded by unclaimed capital credits. Despite the Co-op’s best efforts to return capital credits to members, many go unclaimed (some people move and don’t provide a forwarding address for example). As a not-for-profit, member-owned […]
A $5,000 grant from Roundup for Safety will help senior citizens living in mobile homes make repairs they couldn’t otherwise make for themselves. That’s according to Jim Atkinson, who applied for the grant through the Agency on Aging. “Many seniors have rotted out, unsafe floors, porches and stairways, tagged furnaces, leaking water heaters and other […]
All Flathead Electric Cooperative members (anyone who pays a bill to FEC) are invited to attend the Co-op’s 82nd Annual Members’ Meeting March 16 at Canvas Church, located at 255 Summit Ridge in Kalispell. Registration and breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by entertainment with local 1950’s rock ‘n’ roll band Zino and the […]
A $2,000 Roundup for Safety grant will help provide safety lighting at the Woodland Ice Skating Center. Christy Eisinger applied for the grant on behalf of the Flathead Valley Hockey Association. She says the building was originally constructed as a summer use facility, but is now being used during the winter months for public and […]
Flathead Electric Co-op offers over $117,000 in scholarships each year. Individual scholarships range from $1,500 to $6,000. The applicant or their parent/legal guardian must be a member of Flathead Electric Cooperative, served by the Co-op at their primary residence. Students eligible to apply for scholarships include: Seniors graduating from accredited high schools in the Co-op’s […]
