As a member-owner of LREC, you invest in your co-op through your energy purchases. Each year, any margin (revenue after expenses) earned by your co-op is reinvested. That margin is proportionally allocated to capital credit accounts for each member-owner based on their electric use during the year. These accounts are maintained until the credits are…
Please join LREC staff and the Board of Directors in welcoming our Cooperativeโs new CEO, Joel Janorschke! Janorschke was named CEO on May 6th following the recruitment and interview process by the Board CEO search committee and Debra Englund of HRExpertiseBP that began in March. Set to officially begin his new role on June 16th,…
Beginning Tuesday, June 11, STAR Energy Services will conduct their inspection of underground transformers and cabinets in ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ. Crews will be working in 2-man teams over the next two weeks and can be identified by their white pick-up with the STAR logo. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐: Members in these townships will receive an…
Each year, LREC conducts testing on 10% of our poles to check for rot, insects, or any other condition that may affect longevity and safety of the overhead system. Beginning last week, LREC partner Exo has been working from pick-ups and side by sides to complete this work in the areas shown in the map…
Lake Region Electric Cooperative is once again experiencing issues regarding incoming calls on our toll-free number. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ – ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง๐๐. We are working with our phone provider to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and…
Operation Round Up (ORU) is a significant way LREC members come together to make a difference in our community. Extra change generated from rounding up the monthly bills of participating members is used to fund requests by local charitable organizations. These small amounts โ between $0.01 and $0.99 โ all add up to make a…
Lake Region Electric has partnered with Purple Wave Auction to place three vehicles from their service fleet up for sale through an online auction. Interested parties can view additional photos, review full vehicle descriptions, see bidding history and place their bid by visiting the Purple Wave website or by scanning the QR code at the…
The Lake Region Electric Board of Directors has named Joel Janorschke as the cooperativeโs new CEO, effective June 16, 2025. Janorschke replaces former CEO Tim Thompson, who resigned in February. โWeโre pleased to announce Joel Janorschke as our incoming CEO,โ LREC Board Chair Tom Jennen said. โHis years of co-op experience have helped him develop…
Starting the week of May 5, our wholesale power provider, Great River Energy (GRE), will begin conducting a phone survey to measure residential member-consumer views on a variety of energy issues in our state. Performed by the Morris Leatherman Company on behalf of GRE, the goal of the survey is to collect a sampling of…
I want to share your Board of Directorsโ appreciation for your participation at the co-opโs Annual Meeting. Regardless of whether you were able to attend in person, at a satellite location, or tuned into the livestream on our website, your involvement is essential to the governance of the co-op. Certainly, 2024 was a year of…