The Alpine Power Plant is really taking shape now that all major equipment has arrived and been sat on their foundations. Project Manager Brian Bejcek has provided the latest progress at Alpine:

The turbines and generators […]

The locals in the small community of Buena Vista recently received approximately 450 pounds of donated items sent over in nine suitcases with the Partners for Power team. Wolverine’s Engineering Assistant, Laurie Millen, spearheaded the […]

Wolverine announced last week that it has signed another 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Exelon Generation for 153 MW of new wind generation in Michigan’s Thumb region. This PPA propels Wolverine to the top […]

On October 19, 2015, RES Americas announced that they have entered into a joint venture agreement with Algonquin Power & Utility Corp. (Algonquin) to continue development of the Deerfield wind power project (Deerfield). Completion of […]

Three Michigan legislators took a field trip to the Gaylord area on Friday, September 18, to tour the new Alpine Power Plant. The House Committee on Energy Chair, Aric Nesbitt, Committee Vice Chair, Gary Glenn, […]

Wolverine and RES Americas (RES) continue to move forward with the Deerfield Wind Energy Project, however the overall size has shifted from the original plan. Wolverine will now be receiving a total of 150 megawatts […]

For the last four years, Tony Anderson, CEO of Cherryland Electric Cooperative (Cherryland), has hosted the Big Little Trail Races as part of his ongoing Marathon4Kids fundraising efforts to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of […]

Northern Michigan endured a doozy of a storm on Sunday, August 2, and three of our member cooperatives experienced substantial power outages throughout their service areas. Approximately 38,670 Great Lakes members, 12,800 Cherryland members, and […]

Cooperatives are, by nature, very involved in their communities. This November, a ten-person crew made up of representatives from Cherryland, Great Lakes, HomeWorks Tri-County (HomeWorks), the Michigan Electric Cooperative Association (MECA), and Wolverine are headed […]

In 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) rule, which would limit the amount of mercury and other emissions from power plants. While this rule went into effect […]