While Michiganders enjoyed hot, sunny weather this past weekend, Wolverine Power Cooperative and its members set new all-time peak demand records on back-to-back days.
“We take great care during periods of extreme temperatures to ensure our […]
Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine) announced today a long-term wholesale power supply agreement with Ontonagon County Rural Electrification Association (Ontonagon REA) to fully power the cooperative by 2021. The agreement complements Wolverine’s existing business in Michigan’s […]
What does it take to be a lineman? The 9&10 On the Road crew visited the Joint Michigan Apprentice Program (JMAP) training facility to find out. Once on site, the crew shadowed the students, conducted interviews and […]
The Joint Michigan Apprentice Program (JMAP) celebrated its first class of apprentices becoming journeymen electrical lineworkers at the Wolverine Power Cooperative Training Center on Monday, May 7.
The inaugural class celebrated the graduation of 18 apprentice […]
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) recently presented Wolverine Power Cooperative with a Technology Transfer Award for achievements in research and development (R&D). Brian Warner, vice president of environmental strategy and Wolverine’s representative on the […]
On January 1, Wolverine Power Cooperative’s seven members and 268,000 member-consumers rang in the new year by cutting their carbon footprint from electricity by 25 percent. Now, more than half of their energy is carbon-free.
“Wolverine’s […]
Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 876 (IBEW 876) have reached an agreement to continue utility worker apprentice training in the state of Michigan. The agreement marks a transition […]
Wolverine is pleased to announce that, as of today, both Alpine Power Plant units are operational and capable of producing 410 megawatts (MW), enough to power nearly 120,000 homes. The Wolverine team successfully brought Unit […]
Alpine Power Plant achieved a major milestone last week when Unit 2 reached full power output. It took about four days after completing the first successful start to work through some issues with wiring and […]
Plans for the new Grawn Service Center moved forward on April 8 as Wolverine broke ground on an 8-acre parcel of land in Grand Traverse County. Located directly across from the existing facility, the initial focus […]