Independence Day (Office Closure)

Flathead Electric Cooperative offices in Kalispell and Libby will be closed Thursday, July 4 in observance of the holiday. We will reopen on Friday, July 5, at 8:00 A.M.

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How long does it take to restore power following an outage?

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/faqs/how-long-does-it-take-to-restore-power-following-an-outage/
It depends. Removing a branch from a line is quick and relatively simple. Replacing a broken power pole or digging up buried cable to find and repair a fault is a much longer process. Outages can last from minutes to [...]

February 17, 2023

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/faqs/february-17-2023/
Last week was one of our most encouraging weeks this year in terms of inventory levels. FEC received shipments with 114 padmount transformers. One shipment represented partial delivery of an order we have been waiting for since December 2021. This [...]

How long does it take to restore power after an outage?

https://www.flatheadelectric.com/faqs/how-long-does-it-take-to-restore-power-after-an-outage/
It depends: Removing a branch from a power line is usually relatively simple and quick. Replacing a broken power pole or digging up buried cable to find and repair a fault is a much longer process. Outages can last from [...]

2021 Ribeye Raffle Winners

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Congratulations to our Ribeye Raffle winners, Kaitlin Hagadone and Jason Sperry.

Co-op shares data, insights from recent record-breaking cold weather

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[…] members. The highest number of members without power at one time was about 1,500. Most outages lasted less than 2 hours.  Through January 13, most outages were caused by wind and weather. After January 13, most outages were caused by the grid’s protective measures kicking in to protect transformers and fuses from becoming overloaded.   […]