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Montana electric cooperatives brief House Energy Committee on rural service, safety and community programs
Summary
Representatives from Montana’s electric cooperatives told the House Energy Committee that 25 member-owned co-ops serve roughly 400,000 people across all 56 counties, operate thousands of miles of lines and run safety, education and community programs including youth tours and avian-protection efforts.
Representatives from Montana’s electric cooperatives briefed the House Energy Committee on the co-op model, their service footprint and community programs on the committee’s agenda day.
Mark, who introduced himself as a government-affairs representative for the statewide association, told members that co-ops are "non profit organizations responsible only to our member owners," and described how excess revenue is returned to members as capital credits or reinvested in infrastructure. He said 25 electric cooperatives operate across the state and that about 400,000 Montanans receive power from co-ops.
Ryan Hall, identified in the briefing as communications director, said…
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