These are frequent questions we get about some of our programs and rates. If you have further questions, we encourage you to call our office and our Account Specialists will direct you to the best department to answer them.
Office hours are Monday - Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.
320-693-3231
Operation Round Up®
What is Operation Round Up®?
Operation Round Up® is a program that allows members the option to “round up” their electric bill to the nearest dollar and have those extra cents deposited into a special account. The funds are distributed to worthwhile organizations and causes throughout our service territory that has applied for those funds. An independent volunteer Meeker Cooperative Trust Board dispenses the funds to organizations that the trustees feel would most benefit the communities in which they operate. Employees of Meeker Energy also participate, “rounding down” their paychecks to the nearest dollar. Although the average annual contribution per member or employee is less than $6, the participation is such that the Board of Trustees can distribute an average of $30,000 per year to area organizations. To participate, please contact us for more information or go to download forms to download guidelines and application forms.
Rates and Outages
What is a Power Cost Adjustment?
Every year we do our best to determine at what point to set our rates to meet our estimated costs for electricity. However, changes in member usage or costs of wholesale power from our supplier might result in higher or lower costs to Meeker Energy. A Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) is an adjustment in our retail rate schedules that allows the kilowatt-hour cost to be raised or lowered slightly without having to request a completely new rate schedule. The PCA rate will fluctuate on your bill each month based on the current cost of wholesale power as well as your varying kWh usage.
What is a Fixed Charge?
Every member of Meeker Energy receives a bill that includes a “Fixed Charge.” A Fixed Charge is a flat fee applied by electric cooperatives to help cover the cost of installation, maintenance, and improvements to the meter(s), electric lines, and other equipment that brings electricity to your home and/or business. This Fixed Charge is billed as long as you have service, whether or not you currently use electricity at that site, for example, if you travel south for the winter, or are building a home but not yet living there.
Do I still need to report an outage?
If you have signed up for our outage text alerts, you do not need to report an outage. If you aren't on our outage text alert system, it is best to alert us of an outage. While we have state-of-the-art computer software and systems to inform us where the problem is, it doesn’t always alert us to the fact that there is an outage. Call 320-693-3231 day or night to report an outage.
Go to our Outage Central page to learn more about outages and signing up for outage text alerts.
Pioneer Newsletter
Where do I find a copy of the Pioneer?
The Meeker Energy Pioneer, the official communication newsletter for Meeker Energy members, is emailed to our members monthly. It is also posted on our website. The file is a PDF, which can be printed on your home printer if you have one, or it can be read on your computer or smartphone. If you are not receiving the Pioneer, please let us know. There could be several reasons for this including:
- Your email is not in our system or has changed. Please update your information by clicking here.
- You've opted out of receiving emails from Meeker Energy. You will need to contact us to reinstate the delivery of your emails in our system.
- The email is caught in your junk or spam folder. You will need to change your junk filter settings to allow the email to be delivered to your inbox.
- You may also download the Pioneer from our website by going here.
What if I find my Location Number in an article?
Hidden location numbers have been a tradition in electric cooperative newsletters for decades. The Meeker Energy Pioneer includes 4 hidden location numbers in each issue.
If you find your number in the Pioneer and claim it by calling Meeker Energy before the next issue, you will receive a $10 credit to your account. When you call and verify your information is correct in our system, you will also receive an additional credit equal to one month's output from a Member Solar Panel.
How do I submit a recipe to be included in the Pioneer?
You may email your recipe to us here:
If your recipe is included in the Pioneer, you will receive a $10 credit toward your electric bill.
How do I submit my ad for the classifieds?
We no longer print classified ads in the Pioneer. If you want to post an item for sale, you may post it on our website by clicking here. Only Meeker Energy members may post an ad. There are no costs, and you may include images and detailed information.