Flathead Electric Co-Op Inc
2510 U.S. Highway 2 East , Kalispell, Montana, United States

When a group of neighbors banded together in 1937 to bring power to their homes and farms, they could never have anticipated the fruit that their efforts would bear.  In December 1938, the first 82 miles of Flathead Electric line were energized and 117 farm homes in the Kalispell area glowed with electricity for the first time. It was the beginning of a new era of convenience and progress, brought about by people working together toward a common goal.  Many things have changed since those first miles of line were energized, but the cooperative spirit of neighbor helping neighbor on which Flathead Electric was founded still guides our business today.  We’ve grown from those first 117 members to more than 53,000 members, from a tiny rural utility to a business that serves a variety of residential and commercial members. We now have 4,500 miles of overhead and underground power lines, and we serve the entire Flathead Valley and Libby, along with several hundred members along the Montana-Wyoming border.  Flathead Electric is now the second largest electric utility in Montana, ready for the challenges and changes of the 21st Century. But one thing hasn’t changed. We’re still neighbors; a local company owned by those we serve.