Energy Awareness - NorVal Annual Meeting Set For Tuesday, Oct. 21

Energy Awareness

October is Energy Awareness Month (plus Electric Cooperative Month) and the Daniels County Leader wants its readers educated on the many facets of the subject because it plays such an enormous role in one’s daily life. Everything relates to energy! Example: how would you fare without electricity, propane, heating oil or wood (to put in a stove) during a cold northeast Montana winter? With that said, here are some facts, figures and notes to digest:

• The 78th annual meeting of the membership of Sheridan Electric Cooperative Inc. was held Saturday, October 4, at Medicine Lake High School. Registration was at 8 a.m. with the business meeting following at 10 a.m. All members attending earned a $100 bill credit for being in attendance. One topic of note is the unexpected change of the co-op must raise rates in early 2026. This is in response to the rate increase the power supplier has issued for their construction of new generation and other factors which have been described in the October Rural Montana magazine. The next big topic was the proposed new facility. No, it is not a complete go yet, as many more hurdles must be cleared before moving forward. To repeat, it is not a done deal! The proposed location is just outside Medicine Lake to the north, and next to the substation. With growth and payoff of the $42 million transmission line loan, Sheridan Electric is in great position for this type of consideration.

• The 17th annual meeting of NorVal Electric is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21, at the Glasgow Civic Center. Registration will begin at 4:30 p.m. with a dinner to follow at 5:30 p.m. The business meeting begins shortly thereafter.

• Here is a look at neighboring North Dakota’s monthly oil production numbers from January to June 2025: — January, 36,430,752 barrels total, 1,175,186 per day, 18,682 wells producing; — February, 32,610,068 barrels, 1,164,645 per d...