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State Representative Norine Hammond met with students representing McDonough Power Cooperative and McDonough Telephone Cooperative, Inc. during the Illinois Electric and Telephone Cooperatives Youth Day in Springfield on Wednesday, April 3. Youth Day is designed to introduce young rural leaders to state government. More than 235 students representing 23 co-ops from across the state attended […]

Operation Round-Up trustees met in April to review quarterly grant applications. Five applicants received funding; totaling $7,237.20. To date Operation Round-Up has provided $85,450 in funding thanks to members who choose to have their monthly bill rounded up. St. Paul School in Macomb received $1,237.20 for flexible seating in one of their third-grade classrooms. Mrs. […]

McDonough Power Cooperative Operation Round-Up grants totaling $5,850 were recently awarded to five area organizations. Lincoln School in Macomb received $500 for their 1st Annual Adopt a Classroom Color Run, which will be held April 27. Proceeds from the color run will benefit almost 600 students. Macomb Jr. High School was granted $2,500 towards the […]

High winds and ice can affect power lines in a way that makes them gallop. Strong winter winds can cause ice to build up on one side of a power line. When this disproportionate buildup occurs, it changes the flow of air around the line, which can then cause it to start bouncing. This galloping […]

As part of an effort to accelerate electric vehicle transportation alternatives across the United States, Nissan North America, Inc. is offering eligible Touchstone Energy Cooperative member organizations a special incentive toward the purchase of the all-new, 100% electric, Nissan Leaf®9. With each qualified purchase, eligible buyers can receive a $3,500 Fleetail Rebate off MSRP, plus […]

Effective January 1, 2019 single-phase residential members will receive a $2.00 facility charge increase. Members with three-phase services will see several changes; the facility charge will increase $12.00 and the demand charge will increase slightly depending on the service type, however the energy charge will be reduced. Additionally, several commercial rate classes will realize larger […]

In 2018 the board of directors of McDonough Power Cooperative voted to return capital credits to members who received service from 1989-1990. McDonough Power is a non-profit electric cooperative.  The annual operating margins, or profits, are allocated to members receiving service during the year.  Margins are based on patronage, or usage, and are called capital […]

McDonough Power Cooperative president and CEO Mike Smith has announced that the Illinois electric cooperatives in 2019 will award 11 academic scholarships to high school seniors through a memorial scholarship fund designed to financially assist deserving students in the “electric cooperative family.”In addition, a 12th scholarship – to assist with costs in attending an electric […]

What do you get when 71 students from 27 Illinois electric and telephone cooperatives join more than 1,800 of their peers across the United States? You get the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth to Washington Tour. Six local students were selected from a diverse group of applicants to represent McDonough Power Cooperative and […]

State Senator Jil Tracy and Representative Norine Hammond met with students representing McDonough Power Cooperative and McDonough Telephone Cooperative during the Illinois Electric and Telephone Cooperatives Youth Day on Wednesday, April 18 in Springfield. More than 210 students from around Illinois had an opportunity to visit the State Capitol, view state government in action and […]