Event Calendar

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

2026 Electric Utility Fundamentals for Non-Operations Personnel

Start Date: 3/10/2026 8:30 AM CDT
End Date: 3/11/2026 4:00 PM CDT

Venue Name: Eau Claire Energy Cooperative

Location:
8214 US Highway 12
Fall Creek, WI  United States  54742

Organization Name: Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association

Contact:
Wendy Fassbind
Email: wendy@weca.coop
Phone: (608) 467-4589


IMPORTANT: Minimum class size is 10 people and maximum class size is 22 people (tentative group limit).
 

ROOM BLOCK
Holiday Inn South
4751 Owen Ayres Court
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Room Block Name:  Wisconsin Electric COoperative Association or WECA
Room Block Link: 
Room Block Rate: $TBD+ tax/night
Room Block Expires: TBD

Rooms may be available under the room block after the cut-off date only if the hotel has rooms available.

Registration: 8 a.m. (March 10, 2026)
Program Day 1: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (March 10, 2026)
Program Day 2: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (March 11, 2026)

Electric Utility Fundamentals for Non-Operations Personnel
3 Skill Builder Credits
Have you ever wondered how electricity works? Do you have a lot of questions about why your members call with “partial power”, or “blinking lights”, or high energy consumption complaints? Do you want to know more about what your line workers do on a daily basis and how you can keep them safe and productive while keeping system reliability in mind? Then join us for this extensive 2-day training program specifically designed for WECA members.

During this 2-day training you will learn how electricity is generated, transmitted, distributed, consumed, measured, and billed. This extensive training will be a mixture of classroom with real-life lab videos (created by Instructor) including high voltage demonstrations (up to 12,750 volts) on what causes outages and injuries and how to prevent them. Time will be given for open discussions between members from various co-ops to come up with best practices on how to efficiently operate and maintain your system keeping member satisfaction at the forefront. All participants will be given an easy to read 58-page color manual and a 16-page glossary of terms (both Authored by your Instructor, Bandi Henke) to take back with you for referencing all topics covered in the training for the rest of your career. Don’t miss out on this jam-packed, high-enerrgy training! Space is limited, so sign up soon!
This is 2 full days of training and attendees must commit to attending both days. Limited spots available, so sign up soon!
This is an ECLIPSE approved ELECTIVE course. Anyone can take this course and is not limited to ECLIPSE participants.

 


Associate Membership

Associate membership in the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association provides a continuing opportunity for providers of goods, services, materials, and equipment to build and maintain networking contacts with Wisconsin's electric co-ops and others with interests and needs related to all aspects of the electric power industry.

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