Newsline

Newsline is the monthly Lake Country Power member newsletter.

2026 Newsline issues

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A utility worker kneels beside a young girl as she tries on a yellow safety harness near a utility truck. The smiling worker helps adjust the equipment while the child, dressed in pink, explores the safety gear during an outdoor demonstration.

Capital credits: Your share of the cooperative advantage

Capital credits are one of the unique benefits of cooperative membership.

Infographic titled “Co-op Energy Sources” showing the national fuel mix used by electric cooperatives. A donut chart lists 36% natural gas, 23% coal, 15% nuclear, 15% non-hydro renewables, 9% hydro and 1% other. Text explains that this diverse mix provides co-op members with safe, reliable and affordable power. Source: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 2024 data.

Electricity brings everyday value 

The average U.S. residential electric bill is about $150 a month or roughly $5 a day.

A young baseball player holds a glove in front of his face while practicing a pitching motion during an outdoor youth baseball clinic, with other children watching in the background.

Youth players sharpen skills at Twins Clinic

The Cook clinic was hosted by Lake Country Power, which helped bring the Twins Community Fund program to the community.

A young man in a navy suit smiles for a photo in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., as other visitors walk across the plaza behind him.

Youth Tour: A Cooperative tradition, nearly 70 years strong

Lake Country Power sponsored William Maki from Goodland, Minn., on the 2026 Youth Tour, June 15 – 20, and he had a wonderful experience. Here’s what William had to say.

A utility lineworker wearing a hard hat, high-visibility vest and climbing gear practices working on a wooden utility pole while two other workers observe from the ground near a fenced training area.

Connecting students to careers in energy

The camp introduced participants to the many roles involved in maintaining the electric grid, from lineworkers and engineers to safety professionals and operations staff.

Three men standing and holding and award

Napstad receives Board Leadership Certificate

Brian Napstad, District 8 Director at Lake Country Power, recently received the Board Leadership Certificate from the NRECA.

United Way Day of Action

Three volunteers smile while assembling a large wooden structure during an outdoor United Way Day of Action project.

Four volunteers wearing blue United Way of Northeastern Minnesota Day of Action shirts smile together outside a volunteer work site.

Volunteers assemble wooden raised garden beds outdoors beside a large building, with lumber, pallets and tools spread throughout the work area.

A group of volunteers poses behind newly constructed wooden raised garden beds and elevated planting tables during a community service project.

A volunteer in a blue United Way Day of Action shirt smiles while painting a green porch column at a home.

Two volunteers in blue United Way Day of Action shirts pose beside a ladder while working on a home improvement project.

A volunteer in a blue United Way Day of Action shirt pushes a lawn mower while doing yard work alongside a home.

Two volunteers smile while assembling a wooden raised garden bed on a work table during a community service project.

Youth Tour 2026

students on green grass outside the US Capitol

student standing outside the US Capitol

Stduents in gray shirts on the Lincoln Memorial steps

Students in a conference room and one speaking

Volunteers in blue shirts with an NRECA Youth Tour banner behidn them

Five students in red shirts outside a camp

students outside a coach bus

students in red shirts listening to a speaker

people in yellow vests riding on segways

Students posing at a diner

Note handwritten on paper in black ink