Suddenly, we find that summer has come to a close; it always seems to happen a little sooner every year. And, while we may hang onto warm weather for a few more weeks, LREC staff and our Board of Directors have already begun shifting gears to focus on the challenges that lie in the months…
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 amountsโbetween $0.01 and $0.99โall add up to make a big impact. The most…
As we work our way through the end of summer, the potential for severe weatherโand the outages that can occur as a resultโcontinues to be as strong as it was in early June. Vegetation management (VM), LRECโs proactive and systematic approach to maintaining acceptable tree, shrub, and other growth around power lines and easements, plays…
In the last quarter of 2024, LRECโs 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 your cooperative, education is one of our core principles. Itโs our responsibility to provide regular, transparent communication that allows our members to stay informed on the trends, outlook, and legislation that will shape how energy is delivered in the months and years ahead. For the fourth consecutive year, LREC worked with industry partners to…
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…