News & Events Member Newsletters Keep up on NHEC news, learn about programs and services that benefit you. Check your monthly bill or view newsletter archive here. Newsletters join the call Telephone Town Hall Meetings NHEC holds periodic live Telephone Town Hall Meetings. You’re invited to join our next live call, or browse the archive of past calls. Telephone Town Hall Meetings Join Us NHEC Events Community events, energy workshops, NHEC Annual Meeting…there’s a lot going on! Events 2018 Pole Testing Starts This Summer May 22, 2018NHEC will once again be testing poles throughout the summer and fall of 2018. Utility poles require regular inspections to evaluate the quality of the timber and level of wood decay present to help determine the integrity and stability of the pole and whether it... NHEC Board Approves Contract; Union Employees to Return to Work May 21, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH - Union employees of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) will return to work on Tuesday, May 22 following a unanimous vote today by the NHEC Board of Directors to approve a new three-and-a-half-year employment contract. Eighty-three union employees,... Tentative Agreement Reached to End NHEC Union Strike May 17, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH - Negotiating teams from New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #1837 have reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new three-and-a-half-year contract that would bring 83 striking... Police Investigating Vandalism at Lincoln Substation May 16, 2018LINCOLN, NH – A power outage on May 15 that affected 2,900 members of New Hampshire Electric Co-op (NHEC) was caused by an act of vandalism that heavily damaged equipment at NHEC’s substation in Lincoln. Responding to reports of voltage fluctuations in Lincoln, NHEC... BOD Election Ballots Mailing to Co-op Members May 15, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH – Members of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) are receiving ballots by mail and email as voting opens today for four seats on the company’s Board of Directors. Members have until Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. to return their completed... NHEC Union Employees Remain on Strike May 14, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH – Eighty-three of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative’s (NHEC) 200 employees remain on strike. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union #1837 went on strike on May 7 after nearly 20 negotiating sessions with NHEC management... Union Strike – Frequently Asked Questions May 11, 2018NHEC Union Strike Frequently Asked Questions (updated May 11, 2018) BACKGROUND NHEC has approximately 200 employees, of which 83 are union employees who are represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local #1837. A long-term contract... NHEC Union Employees Announce Strike, Company Responds May 7, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH – The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union #1837 representing 83 employees of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) has announced its intent to strike today after further negotiations failed to produce a successor... Contract Talks to Continue Following Vote By Union Employees May 4, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH – Representatives of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union #1837 will continue negotiations after the union voted May 3 to reject the company’s contract offer. The vote... « Older Entries Next Entries »
2018 Pole Testing Starts This Summer May 22, 2018NHEC will once again be testing poles throughout the summer and fall of 2018. Utility poles require regular inspections to evaluate the quality of the timber and level of wood decay present to help determine the integrity and stability of the pole and whether it...
NHEC Board Approves Contract; Union Employees to Return to Work May 21, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH - Union employees of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) will return to work on Tuesday, May 22 following a unanimous vote today by the NHEC Board of Directors to approve a new three-and-a-half-year employment contract. Eighty-three union employees,...
Tentative Agreement Reached to End NHEC Union Strike May 17, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH - Negotiating teams from New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #1837 have reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new three-and-a-half-year contract that would bring 83 striking...
Police Investigating Vandalism at Lincoln Substation May 16, 2018LINCOLN, NH – A power outage on May 15 that affected 2,900 members of New Hampshire Electric Co-op (NHEC) was caused by an act of vandalism that heavily damaged equipment at NHEC’s substation in Lincoln. Responding to reports of voltage fluctuations in Lincoln, NHEC...
BOD Election Ballots Mailing to Co-op Members May 15, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH – Members of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) are receiving ballots by mail and email as voting opens today for four seats on the company’s Board of Directors. Members have until Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. to return their completed...
NHEC Union Employees Remain on Strike May 14, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH – Eighty-three of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative’s (NHEC) 200 employees remain on strike. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union #1837 went on strike on May 7 after nearly 20 negotiating sessions with NHEC management...
Union Strike – Frequently Asked Questions May 11, 2018NHEC Union Strike Frequently Asked Questions (updated May 11, 2018) BACKGROUND NHEC has approximately 200 employees, of which 83 are union employees who are represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local #1837. A long-term contract...
NHEC Union Employees Announce Strike, Company Responds May 7, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH – The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union #1837 representing 83 employees of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) has announced its intent to strike today after further negotiations failed to produce a successor...
Contract Talks to Continue Following Vote By Union Employees May 4, 2018PLYMOUTH, NH – Representatives of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union #1837 will continue negotiations after the union voted May 3 to reject the company’s contract offer. The vote...