Your electric cooperative takes an aggressive, educated approach when it comes to vegetation management (VM) efforts. Managing vegetation along LREC overhead lines is a dynamic and complex process that requires quality data to quantify the forest cover adjacent to the lines. In previous years, success was achieved utilizing Arborcision, but as technology has developed, more comprehensive…
Fire departments, schools and food shelfs were among the organizations receiving funding Monday night during Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s (LREC) Operation Round Up (ORU) meeting. ORU Board Trustees were overjoyed to award $57,180 between 112 local organizations within LREC’s service territory. “Whenever a group of volunteer individuals can come together and make an impact like…
One of the most important things we can do is let our voices be heard by those elected to represent us. LREC values a positive relationship with our local legislators. We were able to connect with Minnesota’s Senator Jordan Rasmusson, Senator Rob Kupec, Representative Tom Murphy, and Representative Jeff Backer over the past year when…
District meetings for Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) were held on January 4 and 5 for LREC Districts 1, 4 and 7 in Pelican Rapids, Dent and Fergus Falls, respectively. In District 1, incumbent and current Board Vice Chair Kurt Krueger was nominated as a director candidate. In District 4, Lee Mindemann and David Pawlowski…
Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) is pleased to announce a combined retirement of $1.57 million in patronage capital credits for 2023. This marks the eleventh consecutive year that LREC has retired over $1 million in capital credits, a testament to the cooperative’s strong financial position. This retirement is a direct result of LREC’s commitment to…
We recently completed our annual member satisfaction survey. Our survey provides an opportunity for members to share comments, and this feedback helps us serve you the way you deserve. We carefully review each comment to best equip our employees to respond to you in a timely manner, and to hopefully, whether now or in the…
Candidates for the LREC Board of Directors will be nominated in districts 1, 4, and 7 at the district meetings. Meetings will be held in each of the three nominating districts. All members are invited, although only members of each district can vote. Livestreams of the meetings will be available as well. District 4 Members…
LREC exists to serve our members and our communities. We are committed to providing safe, reliable, and affordable electricity and other energy-related services while improving the communities we serve. These services are delivered to you by the people at LREC who are committed to providing you with the best member experience possible. I am proud…
Funded by the contributions of Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s (LREC) generous members, the Operation Round Up (ORU) Board of Trustees recently awarded $20,250 to various community organizations. Within the monies awarded was LREC’s largest donation to an organization to date. The Humane Society of Otter Tail County (HSOTC) was the recipient of a $10,000 contribution…
LREC joins cooperatives across the country every October to celebrate National Cooperative Month. National Cooperative Month recognizes the cooperative difference and reminds all of us about LREC’s purpose. Minnesota was the first state to declare an official Co-op Month proclamation in 1948. Co-op Month has been a nationally recognized celebration since 1964, when U.S. Secretary…