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

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/faqs/will-we-have-another-power-outage-what-can-i-do-to-prepare/
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. [...]

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. [...]

Bylaws

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[…] one candidate than for another candidate or candidates–does not require a majority. Principal residence: The home located within the Flathead Electric service area in which a member lives the greater part of the year. Profile: A concise biographical sketch. Quorum: The number of members which, when assembled, is legally required to conduct business. Special […]

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.

Co-op’s Roundup for Safety Program Supports Avalanche Safety Messaging

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/co-ops-roundup-for-safety-program-supports-avalanche-safety-messaging/
Roundup for Safety Board awarded $7,500 towards Friends of the Flathead Avalanche Center (FOFAC)’s efforts to improve the safety messaging functionalities of the Flathead Avalanche Center’s website.

Jake Van Houten

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/staff-directory/jake-van-houten/
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 [...]

Lakeside Planned Outages – 12 a.m. until 6 a.m. Thursday

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/alerts/maintenance-work-lakeside-rollins-area/
Continued maintenance in Lakeside requires us to take some power outages in the main portion of town. To have the least impact on our members, crews are planning this work from 12 a.m. - 6 a.m. Thursday morning (February 22, [...]