Cherryland Electric Cooperative

10/13/2026

Sometimes, planning for the future means thinking a size up! 🧥

As Alpine Power Plant turns 10, Cherryland CEO Rachel Johnson reflects on the decisions made a decade ago and how they're paying off for our members today.

Any parent in northern Michigan knows the rule: when your kids are young and growing fast, buy the winter coat a size up. Buy exactly what fits today, and there’s a decent chance they’ll outgrow it before the snow melts. Ten years ago, your cooperative made essentially the same decision. Just wi...

10/09/2026

Can someone please come pick up these FREE wooden spools so we can stop doing parkour on them? Thanks. 😬

Spools are located outside the back entrance of our Cherryland office (off of Silver Lake Road). First come, first served.

10/06/2026

Ten years ago, Alpine Power Plant began serving cooperative members across our region—and the decisions made then continue to make a difference today.

As Alpine celebrates its 10th anniversary, Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Johnson and Wolverine Power Cooperative President & CEO Eric Baker reflect on how the plant came to be and the important role it continues to play in supporting reliable, affordable power for our members.

Tune in to the podcast for the full conversation here: https://cherrylandelectriccoop.podbean.com/e/s12e15-alpine-power-plant-10th-anniversary/

10/01/2026

There’s something pretty incredible about watching Mother Nature put on a show. 🌦️🌈⛈️

Our next photo contest theme is Weather Wonders, and we want to see the unforgettable weather moments you’ve captured! From colorful sunsets and dramatic storm clouds to rainbows, lightning, fog, fresh snowfall, and everything in between, show us the weather that made you stop and grab your camera. Submit your best shot and vote for your favorites by October 25th!

You can enter the contest and vote at cherrylandelectric.coop/photo-contest. Enter your photo, cast your vote, and encourage others to vote for you, too! The photo with the most votes will appear in an upcoming issue of Michigan Country Lines, along with some of our other favorite entries. All photos printed in the magazine will also be entered into a drawing to win a credit of up to $200 on their December 2026 electric bill.

09/25/2026

Talk about Yin and Yang! By rounding up your monthly bill, those extra cents come together to support local nonprofits doing great things in our community. 🍒

Want in? Call (231) 486-9200, email [email protected], or sign up through SmartHub today!

Visit https://cherrylandelectric.coop/cherryland-cares/ to learn more.

09/22/2026

Happy first day of fall! 🍂

Share your favorite fall tradition in the comments! 🍎🏈🎃

09/17/2026

We’ve got extra wooden spools ready for a new home—and your next tailgate table is looking pretty promising.

Come pick up some of our FREE wire spools and give them a home. Pickup is encouraged. Catching is not. 🦁💙

Spools are located outside the back entrance of our Cherryland office (off of Silver Lake Road). First come, first served.

09/10/2026

🙋 Raise your hand if you agree 🍒

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! 🍒

While we are closed and hanging up our hard hats for today, we wanted to remind you that we will be returning to our traditional office hours tomorrow opening at 7:30am.

And remember even when our office is closed you can report an outage by texting OUT to 800-442-8616, logging into SmartHub, or calling us at 231-486-9200. Our crews will grab their hats and head right over.

09/04/2026

This week we sent a 9,000-pound transformer over to the new Amazon facility on Chums, helping load them with an additional 1 MW of capacity! ⚡️

Big thanks to TC Crane for helping us get this monster where it needed to go. 💪

And hey, we even got a pretty sweet sunrise and a partial transformer eclipse out of the deal. 🌅😎