Episodes

Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
S9E20 - Board Meeting Brief, November 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Johnson talks through highlights from the November 27th Board of Directors meeting.

Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
S9E19 - Cherryland’s Temporary Pause on Capital Credits
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Johnson talks through the recent decision on capital credits with Cherryland CFO Mark Wilson.

Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
S9E18 - Board Meeting Brief, October 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Johnson talks through highlights from the October 23rd Board of Directors meeting.

Monday Oct 02, 2023
S9E17 - Paving the Way to Restart the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
In September, we announced that our power supplier, Wolverine Power Cooperative, signed a power purchase agreement that will pave the way for the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant. This marks the first time that a shutdown power plant would be restarted. There's a lot that goes into how that happens, what's next, and why this agreement is so impactful and beneficial to Cherryland members. On this episode of Co-op Energy Talk, we sit down with Cherryland CEO Rachel Johnson and Wolverine President and CEO Eric Baker to learn more.

Monday Oct 02, 2023
S9E16 – Board Meeting Brief, September 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Johnson talks through highlights from the September 25th Board of Directors meeting.

Friday Sep 01, 2023
S9E15 - Cultivating Local Growth with Left Foot Charley
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Since 1997, Cherryland Electric Cooperative has helped local businesses take advantage of millions in federal funding available only through through the USDA and electric cooperatives. In this episode of Co-op Energy Talk, Cherryland Communications and Member Relations Manager Courtney Doyle sits down with Cherryland CEO Rachel Johnson and most recent loan recipient Left Foot Charley Owner and Winemaker Bryan Ulbrich to talk about how this program enables rural economic growth, what Left Foot Charley's plans are, and why Cherryland is committed to participating in this program.

Thursday Aug 31, 2023
S9E14 - Board Meeting Brief, August 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Johnson talks through highlights from the August 28th Board of Directors meeting.

Thursday Aug 03, 2023
S9E13 - Board Meeting Brief, July 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Johnson talks through highlights from the July 24th Board of Directors meeting.

Friday Jun 30, 2023
S9E12 - Is Energy Waste Reduction (EWR) Right for MI Cooperatives?
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
For 13 years, Cherryland was included in a state mandated energy waste reduction (EWR) program. The mandate required us to incentivize a 1% reduction in annual electric sales by offering specific rebates to members for things like energy star rated appliances and lighting upgrades. When that mandate expired in 2021, it opened a door to expand and adapt our energy use programs in a number of ways. Now, Michigan lawmakers are considering reinstating that mandate for cooperatives and even increasing it. In this episode of Co-op Energy Talk we sit down with GDS Associates Managing Director Rich Hasselman and Cherryland CEO Rachel Johnson to talk about the programs we developed in the absence of the mandate, how they’ve expanded our offerings to our members, and whether or not this proposed mandate will be beneficial for cooperatives, like Cherryland.

Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
S9E11 - Board Meeting Brief, June 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Johnson talks through highlights from the June 26th Board of Directors meeting.