Community Solar Project III Panels Available
Members purchasing “panels” in Community Solar III are purchasing a panel’s generation, not the panel itself. Each member may purchase the generation from up to five panels. On-bill financing is available for qualified members.
Community Solar Phase III
Construction will begin early summer 2024 and the project is expected to begin generating electricity in the fall.
Flathead Electric Cooperative announces Community Solar Project III in Whitefish
Early summer start date anticipated, solar panel generation for sale soon.
Co-op Doubles Capacity of Landfill Gas-to-Energy (LFGTE) Plant
Did you know that as a member-owner of your Co-op, you’re part of a successful biomass project that turns garbage into electricity?
Landfill, Co-op Announce Expansion of Gas-to-Energy Plant
Flathead County Solid Waste District recently partnered with the Co-op to complete a multi-year methane well expansion project that will significantly increase gas collection ahead of the addition of a second engine.
Community Solar Phase II
Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Community Solar Phase II is made up of 198 solar panels located on one of the Co-op’s buildings, just west of the Kalispell Cooperative office at 35 Terry Road.
Stoltze Biomass Facility
Implementation of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Flathead Electric Co-op and F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Company began in 2013.
Whitefish Hydro
In 2012, Flathead Electric Co-op signed a 2-phase power purchase agreement with the City of Whitefish for the advance purchase of electricity generated from the city’s hydro-electric generator.
Libby Hydro
In 2016, Flathead Electric Co-op (FEC) signed a 2-phase power purchase agreement with the City of Libby for the advance purchase of electricity generated from the city’s hydro-electric generator, located near the water treatment facility in Lincoln County.
Energy Storage Study
As solar and other technologies become more widely adopted, it’s important that we understand how they will affect our system, our members and the industry as a whole.
Community Solar Phase I
Co-op members enrolled in Community Solar Phase I by purchasing one or more of the 356 panels located on Whitefish Stage Road.