{"id":2,"date":"2016-01-14T18:41:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T02:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo10.site\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-12-19T09:57:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T16:57:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana Electric Cooperatives&#8217; Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section hero dark\" id=\"section_674946244\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1126889730\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1126889730 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #gap-1126889730 {\n    padding-top: 130px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-equal\"  id=\"row-2143206988\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1326720838\" class=\"col hero-desc col-m-auto medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2487174835\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h1>Welcome to MECA<\/h1>\n<p>As the statewide association, Montana Electric Cooperatives\u2019 Association represents 25 electric cooperatives that collectively serve more than 400,000 Montanans across the state.<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2487174835 {\n  color: rgb(39, 54, 51);\n}\n#text-2487174835 > * {\n  color: rgb(39, 54, 51);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"\/about-us\/who-we-are\/\" class=\"button primary lowercase\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>Who We Are<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1326720838 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 650px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_674946244 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  min-height: 540px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#section_674946244 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\n}\n#section_674946244 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hero-IMG.jpg);\n}\n#section_674946244 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 60% 7%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section action-button\" id=\"section_1741784595\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1779711223\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-566352743\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"cta-buttons cta-buttons-3\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-1\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/about-us\/members-affiliates\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Our Member Co-ops\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg cta-bg fill bg-fill\" style=\"background-image: url( 'https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-Members.jpg' );\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-members.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Member Co-ops<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-label\"><p>Serving 25 cooperatives in the state of Montana<\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-2\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/rural-montana\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Rural Montana\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg cta-bg fill bg-fill\" style=\"background-image: url( 'https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-RuralMontana.jpg' );\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-magazine-1.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rural Montana<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-label\"><p>State\u2019s largest monthly circulation magazine delivered to 133,000 homes<\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-3\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/careers\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Career Opportunities\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg cta-bg fill bg-fill\" style=\"background-image: url( 'https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-careers.jpg' );\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-careers.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Career Opportunities<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-label\"><p>Explore current job openings<\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1741784595 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1521349716\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"max-width:950px\" id=\"row-1313041137\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-890693814\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Meetings &amp; Events<\/h2>\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"events-list\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39494\" class=\"39494 post-2 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/calendar-events\/course-717-1-know-the-rules\/\" class=\"event-item no-thumbnail\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-text\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date hide-for-medium\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>02<\/span>May\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .event-date -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Course 717.1 Know the Rules<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>Thursday, May 2, 2024<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-location\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.5em\"><\/span>501 Bay Drive<br\/>Great Falls, MT 59401<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .event-details -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .event-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image text-right\"><div class=\"cat-label\" style=\"display: inline;\">Employee Education<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39495\" class=\"39495 post-2 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/calendar-events\/beartooth-electric-cooperative-annual-meeting\/\" class=\"event-item \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-text\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date hide-for-medium\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>04<\/span>May\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .event-date -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Beartooth Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>Saturday, May 4, 2024<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .event-details -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .event-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beartooth-Electric-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute right bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Co-op Annual Meeting<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39662\" class=\"39662 post-2 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/calendar-events\/public-power-boot-camp\/\" class=\"event-item \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-text\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date hide-for-medium\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date-inner end-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>06<\/span>May<div class=\"date-sep\">to<\/div><span>09<\/span>May\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .event-date -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Public Power Boot Camp<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>Monday, May 6, 2024 to Thursday, May 9, 2024<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-location\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.5em\"><\/span>Cheyenne, WY<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .event-details -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .event-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"61\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nwppa-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute right bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Events<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"stack-2127251273\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-center items-stretch\">\n\t\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtco-ops.com\/about-us\/upcoming-events\/\" class=\"button primary\"  >\n    <span>Full Calendar<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-2127251273 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1521349716 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  background-color: rgb(240, 242, 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