{"id":46590,"date":"2024-03-01T06:30:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T13:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/?p=46590"},"modified":"2024-03-01T10:24:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T17:24:00","slug":"2023-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/2023-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 | Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Scroll to the bottom of this page to view our financial statements and a PDF of the full Annual Review, which is included in our March Light Reading Newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Your Co-op At-a-Glance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1361808672\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\t<div id=\"col-1453647350\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-46596 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_members.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>58,219\u00a0<\/strong>members<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1222923886\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-46597 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_meters.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>75,094<\/strong> meters<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1874616831\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-46602 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_power-line.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5,208<\/strong>\u00a0miles of energized line <i>(overhead + underground)<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">New Electric Services<\/h4>\n<p class=\"p2\">2023 set a new record of 2,136 new services, including 776 multi-meter dwellings. <i>(For reference, our most recent high was in 2021 with 2,061 new services.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-634591825\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-30255468\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-46599 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_new-service-donut-chart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2,136 <\/strong>new electric services<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1328048154\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-46598 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_multi-meter-dwellings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>776\u00a0<\/strong>multi-meter dwellings (such as duplexes or apartment buildings)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-124638173\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-46600 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_other-new-services.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1,360\u00a0<\/strong>other new services<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Staff Working for You<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">Employee Snapshot<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1330954618\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\t<div id=\"col-599772444\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46605 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_staff.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>161 <\/strong>employees at year-end <span class=\"s1\">(in 2022 we had 159)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\t<div id=\"col-397739367\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46603 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_promotion.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">18<\/span> <\/strong>internal promotions<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\t<div id=\"col-224228376\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46604 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_retirement.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">5<\/span><\/strong> retirements<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">Overhead to Underground Power Lines<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-16941768\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-667542499\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-46601 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_overhead-to-underground.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"191\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-92753013\" class=\"col medium-2\/3 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">In our entire system, we reduced our overhead lines by<strong> 6<\/strong> miles and increased our underground lines by <strong>91<\/strong> miles.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">40%<\/span> of our power is distributed via <span class=\"s1\">overhead (OH)<\/span> lines, and <span class=\"s2\">60%<\/span> via <span class=\"s3\">underground (UG)<\/span> lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">Work Orders<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1410424543\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1625573801\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-46607 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_work-order.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1794399037\" class=\"col medium-2\/3 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p class=\"p1\">The Distribution Design and GIS departments closed a record <strong>439 work orders<\/strong> in December 2023. (The previous record was 245 in October 2023.)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">Call Center<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-219697674\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1585238350\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-46595 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_member-service-rep.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"147\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1826865720\" class=\"col medium-2\/3 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p class=\"p1\">Member Service Representatives answered <strong>62,678<\/strong> calls in 2023 (over 5,200 average calls per month).<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">Vegetation Management<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2112969459\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-56950256\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46606 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_vegetation-management.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"301\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-264411311\" class=\"col medium-2\/3 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>We had <strong>2 in-house crews<\/strong>, <strong>5 full-time contract crews<\/strong>, and <strong>12 part-time contract tree trimming crews<\/strong> working on <a title=\"Trees\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/outages-safety\/trees\/\">vegetation management<\/a> in 2023 to improve system reliability and reduce wildfire risk. \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plant<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">Your garbage helps produce your electricity!<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1262091978\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\t<div id=\"col-338638147\" class=\"col medium-1\/2 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46594 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_landfill-gas-to-energy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">In 2023, your Co-op added a <strong>second engine<\/strong> to the <a title=\"Landfill Gas to Energy Plant\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/about-my-co-op\/how-we-provide-power\/landfill-gas-to-energy-plant\/\">Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plant<\/a>, effectively <strong>doubling<\/strong> its generating capacity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\t<div id=\"col-2054176780\" class=\"col medium-1\/2 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46593 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_3.2-megawatts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Combined, the two engines can produce <strong>3.2 MW<\/strong> of electricity, enough to power <strong>1,908 average-use residential homes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<h3>Roundup for Safety<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2137845407\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1175092345\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46641 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roundup-for-safety-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roundup-for-safety-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roundup-for-safety-1-340x340.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-811463981\" class=\"col medium-2\/3 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p class=\"p1\">Roundup for Safety is a voluntary program for Co-op members who round up their electric bills to the next dollar. This money is managed by an independent board and goes into a fund for community safety projects.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>27<\/strong> years\u00a0since the Roundup for Safety program started<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-535821546\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-721983425\" class=\"col medium-1\/1 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">2023 Stats:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>81<\/strong> community safety projects funded in 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>$361,596<\/strong> \u2013 funds awarded in 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>$282,350<\/strong> \u2013 contributions from members in 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>$47,569\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 record amount of funds awarded in December 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Lifetime Stats:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1,409<\/strong> community safety projects funded since 1997<\/li>\n<li><strong>$4,938,847<\/strong> \u2013 contributions from members since 1997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<h3>Ribeye Raffle<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-680471680\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-840835610\" class=\"col medium-1\/3 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ribeye-Raffle-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ribeye-Raffle-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ribeye-Raffle-1-340x340.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1742836441\" class=\"col medium-2\/3 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p class=\"p1\">Your Co-op supports local 4-H and FFA clubs by purchasing stock at the Northwest Montana Fair. Steaks are raffled off for cash and the meat is donated to local food banks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>8+<\/strong> years of giving to local food banks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Lifetime Stats:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>7,000+ <\/strong>pounds of meat, and<\/li>\n<li><strong>$70,580<\/strong> donated to local food banks since 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h3>Annual Review 2023 | Additional Documents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024_03_ANNUAL-REVIEW_Financial-Statements.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download 2023 Financial Statements (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024_03_ANNUAL-REVIEW_LR_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download &#8211; print version of the 2023 Annual Review (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, your Co-op provides you, our members, an Annual Review of the previous year. 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