Co-op Info

McLeod Cooperative Power Association purchases approximately 95 percent of our electricity from wholesale provider Great River Energy (GRE). The remaining 5 percent is purchased from Western Area Power Administration (WAPA).

GRE is an electric transmission and generation cooperative with 28 member cooperatives throughout the state of Minnesota. GRE met Minnesota’s renewable energy standard of 25 percent renewable energy in 2017, eight years ahead of the state’s requirement of 25 percent by 2025. GRE has voluntarily set a goal to serve its member-owner cooperative with energy that is 50 percent renewable by 2030 and is well on the way toward meeting that new goal. Read more about the diverse mix of GRE’s generation resources here.

WAPA is a power marketing administration within the US Department of Energy whose role is to market and deliver clean, renewable, reliable, cost-based federal hydroelectric power in the central and western United States. Read more about WAPA here.

McLeod Cooperative Power Association holds an Annual Meeting each spring to update members on how their co-op is doing financially and operationally, to elect directors, and to transact business. It is an opportunity for members to learn more about their co-op, ask questions, get educated on programs offered by McLeod Co-op Power. Members are notified each year by mail and in the newsletter when and where the Annual Meeting will take place.

2022 Annual Meeting – Scheduled for Tuesday, July 12th at the Hutchinson Event Center

2021 Annual Report (pdf)

2020 Annual Report (pdf)

2019 Annual Report (pdf)

Please click on the following link to open a pdf to read the full document.

Current Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws (pdf)

Each year three districts elect directors. Districts 1,2 & 3 hold elections in one year, Districts 4, 5 & 6 the following year, and Districts 7, 8, & 9 the year after that. When the district in which your membership resides is having an election, you are eligible to submit your name to the Nominating Committee as a possible candidate, if you meet the candidate requirements specified below.

In November and December of each year, the Co-op publishes the election information and candidate form in the newsletter. Return the completed form to the co-op to be considered as a candidate by the Nominating Committee from your district. The Nominating Committee must choose two names to appear on the ballot. If more than two candidates are interested in running for a board seat, any persons not chosen may get 20 signatures from members in their district on a Nomination by Petition form, and upon submitting it the co-op with 20 valid names by the deadline for the petition, you can also be a candidate on the ballot. Directors are elected by voters in their district. Ballots are mailed to each eligible member. They may be returned by mail, in person or members may vote at the annual meeting.

Directors serve three-year terms.

This year’s (2022) election will be for districts 7, 8 & 9.

District 7: Collinwood, Hale, Hutchinson

District 8: Alfsborg, Bandon, Bismark, Collins, Grafton, Martinsburg, Moltke, Round Grove, Transit, Wellington

District 9: Camden, Watertown, Young America

Anytime there is a vote of the membership, whether on revising bylaws or a director election, a ballot will be mailed to each eligible member giving them the opportunity to cast their vote by mail. Any vote is preceded by repeated publications of information on the issue, candidates and voting options in the Cooperative’s monthly newsletter. Any additional voting options, such as voting at the Annual Meeting or returning a ballot in person at the Cooperative are explained in the newsletter information. Members vote for directors in their district to serve a three-year term. So, a member can expect to receive a ballot for a director election every third year.

2022 Election Ballots for Districts 7, 8, & 9 will be mailed on approximately June 14th. Ballots must be returned by mail by July 11th or in-person on July 12th during registration (9:00-10:00 am) at the Annual Meeting – Hutchinson Event Center.

Below is the candidate profile for the candidates that will be on the ballots.

Candidate Profiles – 2022 Board of Directors Election (districts 7, 8 & 9)

Any questions on voting or elections can be answered by a quick phone call to the office at 1-800-494-6272.

January 24
February 23 (rescheduled date)
March 28
April 25
May 23
June 27
July 25
August 22
September 26
October 24
November 28
December 21

*Summaries from the monthly meetings of the Board of Directors are published in our monthly newsletter “McLeod Cooperative Power News”. This publication is posted online on the Newsletters page.

If you would like to attend a Board Meeting please contact the Administrative Assistant at the Co-op for details.

McLeod Co-op Power offers home visits to new members of the Co-op. The meeting will give the member a quick overview of all the programs, services, and products offered by McLeod Co-op Power. This also is an opportunity to get common questions answered about off-peak equipment, the electric bill, etc.

New member visits are at no cost to the member.

Call Bob Thomes 1-800-494-6272 to schedule a visit if you have become a member of the co-op in recent months.