Legislative UpdateLast month, Governor Walz signed into law landmark legislation setting a 100% carbon-free by 2040 standard (CFS), meaning that all electricity must come from carbon free sources, or be offset by renewable energy credits (RECs), by 2040. All utilities have an interim requirement of 90% by 2035. Cooperatives have an interim requirement of 60%…
Cecil “Bud” Hensel was nominated in District 2 , Patrick Meyers was nominated in District 5 , and James Gronbeck was nominated in District 8 . All candidates were nominated without opposition. In accordance with Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s Bylaws, all three are deemed elected by acclamation*. Cecil “Bud” Hensel Personal DetailsI am married to Sharon (Schreiner)…
Thank you to all the LREC members who attended the three 2023 district meetings held last month in-person or by livestream. Around 130 members, plus many LREC directors and employees, attended the meetings. If you did not attend your district’s meeting, please note the recorded meetings are available on our website at www.lrec.coop. It was…
Customer Satisfaction SurveyThank you to all our members who completed the recent customer satisfaction survey. What I appreciate most about the survey is that it gives our members another opportunity to provide feedback, ask questions, and express concerns. Your feedback and comments give us an opportunity each year to see how we are doing when…
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2023 LREC District Meetings were held on Jan. 5 and 6 in Districts 2, 5 and 8. In District 2, incumbent Cecil “Bud” Hensel was nominated as a director candidate. In District 5, incumbent Patrick Meyers was nominated as a director candidate and in District 8, James Gronbeck was nominated as a director…
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2023 Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) is thrilled to announce their latest Operation Round Up (ORU) distribution. During the quarterly meeting on Jan. 9, the ORU Board of Trustees awarded funding to 108 local organizations, totaling $44,950. Since 2007, ORU has awarded $559,820 and has become a valued and indispensable charitable fundraising…
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2023 Do you remember the last time you verified your contact information with LREC? Now is the time to check your account to ensure we don’t have that landline you canceled five years ago or the email you don’t use anymore in our files. Please take two minutes to view the information LREC…
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2022 **This event will conclude at 9pm** Due to the extreme cold temperatures across the central United States, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) has declared a maximum generation event for the entire territory. Great River Energy (GRE), Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s (LREC) wholesale power provider, is taking the appropriate steps to…
SCAM ALERT! LREC members have reported receiving telephone calls from numbers attempting to collect on delinquent power bills or billing corrections. If you receive a call from any number demanding payment or your power will be disconnected, hang up and consider reporting the incident to local authorities. The following numbers will be used if LREC is contacting members:…
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2022 A combined retirement of $1.86 million in patronage capital credits was approved by your Board of Directors for 2022. The ability to retire capital credits is a sign of the cooperative’s financial strength. LREC has steadily increased the amount of capital credits retired over the last decade. This will be 10 consecutive years in which…