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Large outage in the Bigfork, Seeley Lake areas

Outage is partially restored

As of 4:00 pm, only 83 members are still without power.
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Co-op Asks Members to Review Unclaimed Capital Credit List

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/co-op-asks-members-to-review-unclaimed-capital-credit-list/
Flathead Electric Cooperative (FEC) Trustees recently retired $8 million dollars in capital credits to active members, largely via credits on November/December electric bills.

Safety First Video: Car Vs. Pole

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/safety-first-video-car-v-pole/
It's not as far-fetched as it may seem! Learn how to stay safe if you happen to find yourself in this unfortunate and life-threatening situation.

TecHVAC LLC

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How is power outage restoration prioritized?

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/faqs/how-is-power-outage-restoration-prioritized/
Our #1 goal is to safely restore power to the greatest number of members in the shortest time possible.  To accomplish that, prioritization looks like this: Transmission lines receive first priority. This is because they supply power to substations, which [...]

Co-op Announces Community Education Grant Awards

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/co-op-announces-community-education-grant-awards/

As a 501(c)12 not-for-profit electric utility, when Flathead Electric Cooperative brings in more revenue than is needed to operate, that money is allocated back to its members as “capital credits.” Some of these capital credits go unclaimed, usually because members move away without updating their mailing addresses. When capital credits go unclaimed for five years […]

Co-op shares data, insights from recent record-breaking cold weather

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/co-op-shares-data-insights-from-recent-record-breaking-cold-weather/

Folks in Northwest Montana will likely talk about the cold snap of January ‘24 for a long time. The extended cold weather arrived via whiteout conditions on January 11 and persisted through January 19. It turned out to be Kalispell’s most intense and prolonged cold in over 20 years, and shattered multiple records while it […]