Your member-owned utility organized under the cooperative principles.
Where We Are
A member-owned utility that was organized in October 1939 to provide electric- and utility-based services to its consumers in northwestern Minnesota, based in Mahnomen.
Maintains 3,645 miles of distribution lines, including overhead and underground lines.
Covers 3,200 square miles - approximately 40 miles east and west by 80 miles north and south. It covers all of Mahnomen County and parts of Polk, Norman, Clay, Becker and Clearwater counties.
Where Your Power Comes From
The energy Wild Rice Electric Cooperative distributes is purchased from Minnkota Power Cooperative, our wholesale power supplier whose corporate headquarters is located in Grand Forks, N.D. Minnkota's electric generation portfolio includes a diverse mix of coal, wind and hydro resources for an all-of-the-above energy strategy.
Who We Are
Wild Rice is comprised of 11,907 members, nine board directors and 41 employees.
Your cooperative is organized under the cooperative principles of enterprise and is owned by its members. The membership elects a board of directors to represent them in the operation of the cooperative. The board is comprised of nine member-directors, three per district. They are elected by the membership and serve a 3-year term. All members are eligible to run for board positions as outlined in our bylaws. The board meets the last Tuesday of each month. The board hires a chief executive officer to carry out the daily operations of the cooperative.
Board of Directors
Jimmy Kaiser
Chair District 3
Larry Sollie
Vice Chair District 1
David Hamre
Treasurer District 1
Mark Habedank
Secretary District 2
Jeff Nornes
Director District 1
Greg LaVoy
Director District 2
Roger Winter
Director District 2
Paula Okeson
Director District 3
Randy Bjornson
Director District 3
Mike Wade
President & CEO
The regular scheduled meeting of the board of directors is held at the Wild Rice Electric office on the last Tuesday of each month.
