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Roundup for Safety Receives Community Partnership Award

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The voluntary program for Flathead Electric Cooperative members who choose to support community safety projects was honored on June 21, 2023.

Landfill Gas to Energy Plant

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This methane β€œwell” collects methane from the buried decomposing garbage underground. A pipe system channels the methane to the Landfill Gas -toEnergy Plant, pictured in the background. β€œYour garbage is producing your power.” That’s how Flathead County Public Works Director Dave Prunty describes Flathead Electric Coop’s biomass project at the landfill. Flathead Electric and […]

Bonneville Power Administration reschedules power outage planned west of Kalispell

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The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has informed Flathead Electric Cooperative of a planned power outage scheduled for Friday, September 29, at 5:00 a.m. The outage was originally announced for Monday, October 2, at 10:00 p.m. BPA was able to complete work earlier than expected and is moving up this blink to restore their system […]

Glossary of Terms

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clearance. An obstruction -free distance between two objects. COMCO. Communication company. Overhead cable television and telephone company wires are commonly referred to as COMCO wires. common ground point. The conductor used to connect the grounding electrode to the equipment grounding conductor and/or to the grounded conductor of the circuit at the service. conduit. A […]

Carbon Recall

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Ductless Air Source Heat Pumps [...]

What causes power outages?

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Although Flathead Electric Cooperative (FEC) must occasionally shut power down for system maintenance, most outages are unplanned and unavoidable. Of the unplanned outages to date this year: 201Β can be attributed to weather related events such as wind causing trees and [...]

Video: What is Demand?

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Watch this video to learn a high-level overview of what electrical demand is and how it affects your Cooperative.