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Electric Co-ops pivotal to America’s next chapter

Tuesday | September 15, 2026
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The U.S. is entering one of the most significant periods of change since rural electrification took off almost a century ago, and the power that electric cooperatives deliver “is the foundation of America’s future,” NRECA President Mike Partin said at the first of the 2026 Regional Meetings. 

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Members 1st Power Cooperative is a self-governing generation and transmission member of regional wholesale power provider Basin Electric Cooperative. Members 1st is a partnership between three distribution cooperatives: Fergus Electric (Lewistown, Mont.), Powder River Energy (northeast Wyoming), and Tongue River Electric (Ashland, Mont.) The cooperative was formed in 2016 with a five-member board of directors representing the interests of the three cooperatives.

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