Page 3 - Member Handbook

WELCOME
A note from your CEO
Dear Member Welcome to to Delta-Montrose Electric Association
(DMEA) your hometown electric cooperative cooperative You might notice that we we do business a a a a a a a a a a a a little differently than you you are are used to That’s That’s because we we we are are a a a a a a a a a a a a cooperative cooperative A not-for-profit corporation owned by the members we we serve That’s That’s you!
Cooperatives like DMEA put put people before profits Our services programs and policies are put put in in in place in in in order to benefit our entire membership while keeping the cooperative strong A A powerful example of this is is DMEA’s fiber internet subsidiary Elevate Elevate We launched Elevate Elevate because our members asked us us to to Our commmunities were lacking affordable and and dependable high-speed internet and and came looking to to DMEA ffor for a a a a a a a a a a solution And now we are building a a a a a a a a a a 100% fiber network across our service territory bringing you internet speeds up to to 1 1 1 000 Mbps (1 Gig) Members are also responsible for electing board representatives to to to serve on on on on the the the DMEA Board of of Directors Those directors make important decisions such as setting rates and the the the strategic direction of of the the the co-op with your best interest in in in in mind This handbook will help you understand all the benefits of being a a a a DMEA member Welcome!
Jasen Bronec CEO