Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association

Wisconsin energy cooperative news: weca produces a monthly magazine for 19 of its members with approximately 160,000 subscribers. All of weca members are eligible for this service.

Training/safety: weca provides a job training and safety program through their partnership with dairyland power cooperative for electric cooperative employees. Weca provides this training for 23 of its electric distribution co-op members and the hundreds of field personnel employed by the respective co-ops.

Skill builder and youth education programs: weca offers more than 45 education programs for its members annually. Programming includes a mix of director, co-op employee, and youth education programs that cover a number of subjects such as director roles and responsibilities, financial metrics, industry trends, and career-related content. Weca organizes two youth leadership programs annually. Weca's youth programs introduce students from across the state to cooperative business basics, demonstrates the value of cooperation in everyday life, and also focuses on the development of leadership skills.

Weca's other program services are the safety first farm rewiring, llc program; weca finance manager; line superintendents; and member services association programs. These programs focus on addressing electric safety and animal welfare concerns and providing training and information to weca's members. Participation in the safety first farm rewiring grant program varies. The maximum grant amount for an eligible applicant is $6,000.

Annual and district meetings: weca hosts an annual meeting and four district for its members. The annual meeting generally has 150 or more participants and each district meeting has approximately 50 participants.