Every October is Co-op Month, where we celebrate the principles and values that have helped guide our cooperative for more than six decades. We celebrate the way everyday citizens worked together all those years ago to bring electricity, and the prosperity that came with it, to our rural communities. We celebrate the fact that Wells […]
Apply to the Next Dollar Foundation for community improvement project support How can you help improve your community? If you have an answer to that question, WREC’s Next Dollar Foundation co help turn your idea into a reality. All you have to do is visit our Next Dollar Foundation page and fill out a short […]
Fossils fill students and adults with wonder and the joy of discovery By Dianna Troyer Imagine creatures living in a vast sea in northern Nevada 300 million years ago before they became fossils. To help second graders on a field trip understand such a long-ago age, geologist Jon Powell tells them to envision a stack […]
A Co-op Voter: Wants to preserve the way of life in rural America, but not let our future generations be left behind technologically. Believes in policies that will modernize our nation’s energy supply in a way that keeps costs affordable, promotes system reliability, and avoids imposing undue burdens on our energy supply system. Wants to […]
As part of Wells Rural Electric Co.’s (WREC)’s ongoing maintenance program, cooperative operations personnel will be switching out approximately 450 meters in Carlin to newer, upgraded models. Work will start at the beginning of September and extend into early October. Members affected will be notified by phone approximately a week in advance. Switching meters will […]
At Wells Rural Electric Co., (WREC) we love the communities we serve. Part of WREC’s mission statement is to improve the quality of life for members throughout the service territory. Two of our favorite ways of showing that commitment each year is through the community rally program and the WREC Classic Basketball Tournament. The community […]
National Voter Registration Day September 22, 2020 Make Sure You’re Ready for the General Election Vote. Regardless of where your political beliefs are aligned or which candidates you support, the important thing is you use your voice and cast a ballot in this year’s general election. Democratic leadership elected by the people is one of […]
Wells Rural Electric Co. (WREC) members have the opportunity to get their art on the cover of Ruralite magazine. After careful consideration of many submissions, the winner of this month’s photo contest is Brenda Burdick, whose photo of branding at the T/T Ranch in Burdick is on the September 2020 issue’s cover. A selection of […]
Les Tracy’s tole painting and woodworking talents benefit nonprofits in Carlin.
Wells Rural Electric Co.’s new operations facility was completed on time and within budget late this summer. WREC’s Board and workforce are thrilled with how it turned out and can’t wait to start using it to continue providing safe, reliable, affordable electricity to members for decades to come. WREC is currently dispatching linemen from home […]
