ABOUT BELTRAMI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
Beltrami Electric is a community-focused electric cooperative created to efficiently deliver affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to more than 17,600 homes, businesses, farms and schools. Beltrami Electric Cooperative is led and belongs to the communities we serve. We invest in our communities through programs such as Youth Tour, residential and commercial energy rebates, electric vehicle charging, community solar, and Operation Round Up. The power of community is what being an electric cooperative is all about.
The Mission of Beltrami Electric Cooperative:
To provide excellent value to our members through the safe delivery of reliable electric service, excellent member service and innovative energy solutions at fair and reasonable prices.
Beltrami Electric Cooperative (BEC) is an electric cooperative built by the communities we serve to deliver reliable, sustainable and affordable energy. And, because we answer to local members like you, rather than out-of-town shareholders, our electric cooperative has a unique understanding of our local needs. In fact, our leaders and employees live right here in the community.
Established in 1940, BEC is a community-focused organization, providing jobs and investing in the community through programs like electric vehicle charging, community solar and giving back to the community through Operation Round-up, Scholarships for Higher Education and a Youth Leadership Tour to Washington, D.C.
Being a member of a cooperative distinguishes you from other electric utility consumers, as well as other business relationships, in important ways.
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Co-op leaders are members of our local community. Our seven board members live right here in our local area and are elected by co-op members just like you. Board members serve three-year terms and elections are held at our annual meeting each spring.
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We belong to the communities we serve. Since we are a cooperative, any excess revenue is shared back with members, over time.
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We follow the same seven cooperative principles that all cooperative businesses follow.
Though we are local and serve more than 17,600 members in Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca and Koochiching counties, we’re also part of something bigger. Across the country, electric cooperatives work together to restore power during major outages, develop new technologies and build infrastructure that benefits us all.
In addition to our energy efficiency programs, community solar garden program and our electric vehicle program, we’re always looking for new ways to help our members save energy, save money and take advantage of the technology that’s changing the way we live and work.
The opportunity to provide an important service, while embracing traditional community values, has never been greater. It’s a passion we share with you, our members, for making our community a place we’re all proud to call home.
17,708 Members
21,391 Main meters
3,000-square mile service area
3,518 Miles of line (2,552 miles of underground, 966 miles of overhead)
6 Consumers per mile of line
24 Substations
60 Full-time employees
$26.3 million in capital credits returned through 2019
Vision Statement
That the members of Beltrami Electric Cooperative realize the benefits of their membership, as we strive to be their trusted energy partner.
Values
We, the people of Beltrami Electric Cooperative (Board of Directors, Management and Employees) pledge to demonstrate the following values and principles as we fulfill the duties of our positions:
- Integrity and honesty in all that we do.
- Dedication to a culture of safety.
- Dedication to our employees' continual development and a commitment to their well-being.
- Accountability for all our decisions and actions with open communications.
- Leadership, innovation and vision in pursuing our mission.
- Loyalty to the philosophy of cooperative ownership and adherence to cooperative principles.
- Supportive of our communities.
Your electric cooperative is more than just an energy provider for your local community. It's part of something bigger. Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives is a national network of electric cooperatives across 46 states that provides resources and leverages partnerships to help member cooperatives and their employees better engage and serve their members. By working together, Touchstone Energy cooperatives stand as a source of power and information to their 30 million member-owners every day.