A reality based independent journal of observation & analysis, serving the Flathead Valley & Montana since 2006. © James Conner.
Looking for the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of the Flathead Electric Cooperative’s manager and board of directors? You won’t find them on FEC’s website or Facebook page, but you will find them in this PDF provided by the Montana Electric Cooperatives Association. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the PDF, but the email addresses seem logical.
Use this information judiciously, as it’s clear from its absence at FEC that the members of the board aren’t that keen on hearing from FEC members by email.
And are you wondering how many net metering connections FEC has in addition to its Stillwater community array? The number is 39, with a total nameplate capacity of 160 kilowatts. Again, that information won’t be found on FEC’s website or Facebook page, but it’s in the data that the MECA submitted to the Legislature’s Energy and Telecommunications Interim Committee that’s tasked by SJ-12 with studying net metering. Here’s how FEC’s net metered photovoltaic and wind installations break out graphically:
The mean residential photovoltaic array is 4.4 kW, but the median installation is only 2.9 kW. The Stillwater array is 100 kW DC, 83 kW AC, according to FEC’s request for proposal.
