https://www.flatheadelectric.com/2023-rate-adjustment/
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 […]
https://www.flatheadelectric.com/faqs/why-dont-you-trim-all-the-trees-around-the-power-lines/
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. [...]
https://www.flatheadelectric.com/about-my-co-op/how-we-provide-power/
Where Does Your Electricity Come From? While many utilities struggle to f ind a clean, reliable, and affordable power supply, Flathead Electric Cooperative’s members in Northwest Montana enjoy the benefits of hydropower generated by the Federal Columbia River Power System through the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). As a result of being served primarily by […]
https://www.flatheadelectric.com/co-op-asks-members-to-review-unclaimed-capital-credits-list/
Flathead Electric Cooperative asks for the public's assistance in locating members with unclaimed capital credits.
https://www.flatheadelectric.com/roundup-for-safety-approves-34624-in-community-safety-funding/
[…] limited. Sometimes we don’t know if they are up the river or down from a known point, and a drone could save hours – and more importantly, lives,” Swan Mission SAR President Carol Field told the Roundup for Safety Board of Directors. The increasing number of inexperienced recreationists in need of rescue was also […]
https://www.flatheadelectric.com/beardance-tree-removal/
An epic end to an iconic tree.
https://www.flatheadelectric.com/do-you-have-unclaimed-capital-credits/
Here’s how to find out.
https://www.flatheadelectric.com/about-my-co-op/how-were-governed/bylaws/
[…] 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 […]
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, [...]
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 [...]
