Three seats on Flathead Electric Co-op’s Board of Trustees are up for election this year. Potential candidates must be members of the Co-op and live in the district they seek election to represent. The nominating petition requires 25 signatures from Co-op members who also live in the candidate’s district. Nominating petitions with a photograph and […]
Flathead Electric Co-op is accepting applications for its $500 spring student-teaching scholarship between January 1 and January 31. The scholarship opportunity is provided for students completing their education degree, while student teaching in Montana. The funding will be distributed in February. To be eligible, the candidate (or their parent or legal guardian) must be a […]
Flathead Electric Cooperative has scheduled a 15-minute disruption in service for Tuesday, January 8, beginning at 10 a.m. in the Swan Lake area, to replace some electrical equipment. This will affect 336 members along Hwy 83 south to Six Mile Creek and members on the West Swan Shores Rd. Attempts to notify members in advance […]
A $10,000 Roundup for Safety grant will help provide safety fencing at the Columbia Falls High School soccer fields. In his application, Athletic Director Troy Bowman said that a fence around the complex will keep balls from going into parking lots where players and spectators are at risk of being hit by cars or slipping […]
A $930 Roundup for Safety grant to the Northwest Montana Historical Society will help provide the acquisition of a three-wheel mobility scooter to enhance visitor and member safety at the Museum at Central School. Director Jacob Thomas says that as many members and visitors are of a senior age, safety is a priority. “Many visitors […]
The Co-op invites the public to sign up for this free community event. Are you interested in knowing how to help someone who may be struggling emotionally, have substance abuse issues, or even contemplating suicide? Limited to 30 people. Read More >>
Advancing its commitment to the generation of clean, alternative energy, Flathead Electric Co-op has launched Phase II of their Community Solar Project. Phase I, trademarked the SUN (Solar Utility Network), was introduced in 2015 in response to members who had expressed the desire for a local opportunity to invest in solar energy; and to further […]
Approximately 13,000 members of Flathead Electric Co-op (FEC) experienced a power outage shortly before 2 p.m. today when a problem occurred on a Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) transmission line in the Columbia Heights area. That transmission line feeds nine of FEC’s substations, which impact distribution lines throughout the Canyon area down through Kalispell and the […]
Flathead Electric Co-op accepting applications for all-expense-paid Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. Flathead Electric Cooperative is accepting applications for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. Two local students will be selected to receive an all-expense-paid trip to join more than 1,500 high-school students from around the country to tour […]
Flathead Electric Co-op partners with state and regional associates to provide scholarship opportunities for area youth Flathead Electric Cooperative is accepting applications now for two scholarship opportunities for the 2019 academic year. Basin Electric Power Cooperative (BEPC) awards one $1,000 scholarship each year to a Flathead Electric member’s child, and the Montana Electric Cooperatives Association […]
