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Note: Original article edited Monday, Sept. 15. Beginning Friday, Sept. 12, a contracted Exacter technician will be in multiple areas to assist LREC in the continuous maintenance of overhead lines including 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞, 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡, 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. The technician will be scanning lines/poles using a handheld device to identify the source of…

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—between $0.01 and $0.99—all add up to make a big impact.  The most…

In the last quarter of 2024, LREC’s Board of Directors approved a four-year Construction Work Plan (CWP) with the goal of enhancing our grid to improve resiliency and ensure it is ready for future load growth. As planning and construction occurs on these projects, we will be providing monthly updates in future newsletters. The following…

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…

Beginning Tuesday, June 11, STAR Energy Services will conduct their inspection of underground transformers and cabinets in 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬. 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. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 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…