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2018 brings cleaner energy for Great Lakes Energy members. Wolverine Power Cooperative, of Cadillac, announced that 56 percent of the power it provides Great Lakes Energy is now carbon free.  GLE’s power supplier signed a new long-term contract for zero-emission energy that significantly reduces emissions from carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, as well

Congratulations to GLE member Julia Lorson, of Montague. She won Great Lakes Energy’s 2017 Pay My Bill Photo Contest with her beautiful photo entry in the 2017 “Farms & Barns” category published in June’s Michigan Country Lines. A $200 credit was applied to Lorson’s December electric bill. Thanks to the many GLE members who participated

We’re pleased to report that we have embarked on a pilot fiber internet project in our Petoskey service area that will help us determine the feasibility of offering the service throughout our greater service area over a period of years. For more detailed information, please see our our new Fiber Internet Project website page or the

Great Lakes Energy offices will be closed for the holidays on the following dates: Christmas: Monday, Dec. 25 and Tuesday, Dec. 26 New Year’s Day: Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 Of course, GLE emergency staff will be on hand to serve you in case of outages on the days we are closed. Report your outage 24

It’s a once-in-a-lifetime travel and learning opportunity! From the battlefields of Gettysburg to the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C., the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour June 9-14 explores leadership lessons from our nation’s history and immerses participants in the cooperative spirit. To be part of this adventure, high school sophomores and juniors whose parents or

This year, $30,000 in classroom grants went to 19 schools for 20 innovative technology projects that school budgets could not finance. Students who will benefit include children served by GLE.  This is the sixth year GLE has awarded classroom grants through Touchstone Energy, a national alliance of member-owned electric cooperatives. Touchstone Energy programs are used