You may have noticed a Demand graph on your June bill. Demand refers to the maximum amount of electrical power that is being consumed at a given time. At this time, Hill County Electric is NOT charging a demand charge. The new graph gives our members an idea of their demand usage each month. The bill example at right includes an explanation of the charges on your monthly bill. Please contact our billing department if you have any questions.

Thank you to the members who joined us in person on Saturday, May 14th at the Student Union Building on the campus of MSU-Northern for Hill County Electric’s 77th Annual Meeting of Members. It was so nice to be able to meet in person this year! Voting for one trustee position and proposed Bylaw Amendments occurred in person at the meeting and via mail. Shane Barrett, trustee for District 1 ran uncontested, and was re-elected as the District 1 trustee. Shane received 315 yes votes and 41 ballots were left blank. The Bylaw changes had 297 yes v…

Thank you to those of you who were able to join us on Saturday, May 14th for Hill County Electric’s 77th Annual Meeting of Members. It was nice to be able to meet in person again. I also want to thank all of you who voted by mail. It is always great to see the entire membership being able to participate in the decision making of the cooperative. We were incorporated in 1945 and began providing service to our members in 1947. Like most cooperatives, HCE was created by farmers and ranchers to enjoy the benefits of electricity and providing serv…

Voting for one trustee position and proposed Bylaw Amendments occurred in person at the meeting and via mail. Shane Barrett, trustee for District 1 and also the sole nominee, was re-elected as the District 1 trustee.  Shane received 315 yes votes and 41 ballots were left blank.  The Bylaw changes had 297 yes votes and 58 no votes.  HCE’s Bylaw books will be updated soon for our membership or can be found online here. The HCE Board of Trustees remains the same: Shane Barrett, President- District 1 Havre Leslie Smith, Vice Pr…

Eighty-seven years ago on May 11th, 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt created the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). On that same day, a co-op in Mississippi became the first REA-financed co-op in the country to energize its lines. In November 1939, Mrs. Roosevelt hosted a few visitors for tea. One of those visitors, Harry Slattery of the REA, shared many human-interest stories with Mrs. Roosevelt. She decided on her next trip, she would visit farms that had recently been connected to electricity and share their stories in her newsp…