Grand Rapids, MN – LeRoy Koppendrayer, former chair of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, has accepted an invitation to speak at the Lake Country Power annual meeting June 5. Koppendrayer will be part of a panel discussion, which will address concerns about rising power costs, a petition for re-regulation and the seat of accountability in a local cooperative.

Koppendrayer’s participation will also provide members an opportunity to hear first-hand about the topic of re-regulation from a former regulator’s point of view.

The electric co-op’s fourteenth annual meeting is Saturday, June 5 at the Vermilion Wellness Center near Tower. Registration will open at 8:30 a.m. The business meeting begins at 9:30 a.m., and will be followed by lunch at 11:45 a.m. Replies, or RSVPs for members planning to attend, are requested for a meeting and lunch count by calling 1-800-421-9959, extension 7152, or e-mail tzaun@lakecountrypower.com by June 1.

Lake Country Power, www.lakecountrypower.coop, is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative serving parts of eight counties in northeastern Minnesota. The rural electric cooperative provides services to more than 42,000 members and has offices located in Grand Rapids, Kettle River and Mountain Iron.

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