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Will we have another power outage? What can I do to prepare?

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Yes. Outages are a reality of living in Northwest Montana. Your Co-op wants you to take time to make a plan for your situation. Some members have animals to care for. Others have children or health-compromised individuals depending on them. [...]

2023 Rate Adjustment

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June 2023 Rate Adjustment For the past 4 years, the Co-op has not changed rates to increase overall revenue. However, to safeguard the future stability of your member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative’s affordable, reliable power against future challenges, rates now need a slight adjustment. An overall 1.11% rate increase will occur June 1, 2023. Full rate schedules […]

Why don’t you trim all the trees around the power lines?

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The majority of our power outages are weather and tree-related. That’s one of the unfortunate realities of living in this beautiful (and heavily treed) area of Northwest Montana. Because of this, Flathead Electric Co-op has a robust Vegetation Management Program. [...]

When You’re Away

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Keep Your Home Safe, While You’re Away From Home Sign up for automated outage texts to stay in the know about any power outages that may happen at your home or business while you’re gone. Enroll here. Have a friend or family member on call who can help secure your property if the power does go […]

Trees/Net Metering/Standby Generation

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Standby Generator Information regarding standby generators can be found online on our Backup & Standby Generators page or by contacting Flathead Electric Cooperative’s (FEC’s) energy services department at (406) 751-4483 (ask for energy services). Net Metering Information regarding net metering can be found online on our Systems for your Home or Business page or by […]

Jake Van Houten

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Current Term: 2021-2024 | First elected in 2021 Jake Van Houten lives outside Lakeside with his family. He has spent his entire working career in the electric utility industry. He began as a construction laborer, worked his way to becoming a [...]

Free Wood Chips

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Flathead Electric tree maintenance crews periodically have wood chips available for delivery to members for mulching, landscaping and other purposes. Unlike clean white chips sometimes used in landscaping, these chips contain organic matter such as bark and pine needles. To receive wood chips, members need to have dump truck access (cleared of snow and with […]

Alan Ruby

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Current Term: 2021-2024 | First elected in 2002 Alan Ruby has lived in Kalispell for 36 years with his wife and three children and has served FEC since 2002. Owner of 3 local businesses in the Flathead Valley (Alan’s Wallcovering; Hungry Horse [...]