The 2026 Energy Expo & annual Business Meeting of the Cooperative will be held on Saturday, June 13th at Teton High School in Driggs ID starting at 8 a.m.
Three seats on the Co-op's board of directors will be elected in 2026. Those seats are in Districts 2, 3, & 8.
If you are interested in being considered as a board candidate, you may submit a nomination by petition to CEO Bryan Case by Sunday, April 19, 2026, at bryan.case@fallriverelectric.com. Petitions must be signed by at least fifteen (15) active members of the Co-op.
Qualifications and expectations for board members can be found in our bylaws, which are located on our website www.fallriverelectric/bylaws. Petitions may also be mailed to Fall River Electric Cooperative, 1150 N 3400 E, Ashton, Idaho, 83420, but must be postmarked on or before April 19, 2026, to qualify. Interested candidates may also drop off their petition at the Ashton office of the Cooperative on or before April 19.
Fall River Electric Cooperative's '25 Energy Expo was held on Saturday, June 21, 2025 in Ashton ID at North Fremont High.
The election of three board members out of four candidates was completed along with dozens of free prizes given away. The first 300 members that attended received a FREE 25 foot indoor/outdoor extension cord & a tote and members also received an energy conservation kit which included a thermostatically controlled outlet, an advanced power strip, a door sweep, a set of wool dryer balls, and two 9-watt LED bulbs. Members also visited nearly two dozen vendor booths, attend a high-voltage electric safety demonstration, and member test drives of Fall River's Tesla electric vehicle. Kids enjoyed bounce houses, bucket truck rides, a climbing wall, and a number of STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) activities along with cotton candy & popcorn. Children under the age of 18 also received a FREE school backpack for joining in the STEM activities.
Here are the 2025 voting results:
DISTRICT 4 – East Driggs
Anna Lindstedt - 1,211
Delwyn Jensen - 614
DISTRICT 7 – Southern Island Park
Jodi Stiehl - 1,645
DISTRICT 9 – West Yellowstone MT
Doug Schmier - 1,631
All three elected board members will each fill a three-year term extending to June 2028 and will join the other six members that comprise the board charged with overseeing the business affairs of the Cooperative and ensuring it remains financially sound. All board members must live within the physical boundaries of the district seat open for election but represent ALL owner-members of the Cooperative.
Member Board Compensation Committee
In Favor - 1,531
Opposed - 218
