Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Board of Trustees recently approved a new residential rate structure to reflect changes in how wholesale power provider Bonneville Power Administration charges the cooperative.

Because Flathead Electric now pays a premium for power used during peak hours, the trustees have approved a demand charge for the busiest times to cover those costs.

They aim to keep the new rate structure revenue-neutral, with a reduction in the co-op’s energy charge, and also agreed there would be no increases on any of the rate classes.