You're More Than a Customer

Membership is what makes Lake Region Electric Cooperative different.

You're not just a customer—you’re a member-owner of a local organization built to serve you and your community. That means your voice matters, your dollars stay local, and when financial conditions allow, margins may be returned to members in the form of capital credits.

Remember what makes your cooperative unique: it's your cooperative, and you're an important part of what powers it.

While the terms "member" and "customer" may sound similar, they represent two very different relationships. The difference is more than just words—it's a commitment to community.

Being a customer is transactional. You pay a bill and receive a service.

Being a member means being part of something bigger. It means having a voice in the direction of your cooperative, supporting your local community, and sharing in the success of an organization that exists solely to serve its members.

Your Lake Region Electric Cooperative Membership

• Capital Credits
• Board of Directors
• Annual Meeting
• Cooperative Principles
• Contact Lake Region Electric Cooperative

ADVOCATE

Advocating for electric cooperatives helps ensure the voices of locally owned, member-driven utilities are heard by policymakers. By sharing the value electric cooperatives bring to rural communities and supporting policies that strengthen reliable, affordable electricity, members help protect the cooperative business model and the communities it serves.

Learn more about how electric cooperatives advocate for their members and communities.

VOTE & PARTICIPATE

Being an active member of Lake Region Electric Cooperative means taking part in the decisions that shape your cooperative's future.

By attending the annual meeting, voting in board elections, and staying informed, members help ensure their cooperative remains locally governed, responsive to member needs, and focused on providing safe, reliable, and affordable electric service.

LEARN & CONNECT

Stay connected with Lake Region Electric Cooperative through our website, social media channels, newsletters, and other member communications.

Follow us for updates on community events, energy-saving tips, youth programs, scholarship opportunities, safety information, cooperative news, and the many ways we're investing in the people and communities we proudly serve.

Lake Region Electric Cooperative is proud to be a member-owned electric cooperative dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and affordable electricity while improving the quality of life in the communities we serve. As a cooperative, every decision we make is guided by our commitment to our members and the cooperative principles that have connected communities for generations.