The 2026 Energy Expo & annual Business Meeting of the Cooperative was 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 were elected in 2026. Those seats are in Districts 2, 3, & 8.
Five candidates sought three seats on the Co-op's Board of Directors. Online AND mail-in voting was open from Thursday, May 14, 2026 until 1 p.m. MDT on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Members also voted in person at the Co-op's annual meeting of members held Saturday, June 13, 2026 at Teton High School in Driggs, ID.
MEMBERS ONLY NEEDED TO VOTE ONCE VIA ONLY ONE METHOD!
In order to encourage more members to vote, Fall River Electric offered nearly forty (40) prizes to be given away in two random drawings.
Members who voted exclusively ONLINE were entered into a drawing for a Grand Prize of a $1,000 energy credit which was won by Bonnie Chambers of Victor ID.
- First Place was awarded a 75 inch Samsung Smart TV - won by Julie Krumpen of Tetonia ID
- Second Place a PlayStation 5 - won by Maksymilian Gorski of Driggs ID
- Third Place a $200 Gift Card - won by Brent Nielsen of Idaho Falls ID
Members who choose to vote by ANY OF THE THREE methods (online, mail-in, or in-person) were entered into a prize drawing for the following:
- $800 Energy Credit
- Roku HD Streaming device & soundbar
- FREE home energy audit
- $100 Gift Cards
- $50 Bill Credits to 26 members in celebration of the U.S.A.'s 250th Anniversary
THANKS FOR CASTING YOUR BALLOT & TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THESE EXCITING PRIZES!
Fall River Electric Cooperative's '26 Energy Expo was held on Saturday, June 13, 2026 in Driggs ID at Teton High School.
The election of three board members out of five candidates was completed along with dozens of free prizes given away. The first 350 members that attended received a FREE Idaho-shaped bamboo cutting board and a thermostatically controlled outlet. Members also visited nearly two dozen vendor booths, attend a high-voltage electric safety demonstration, and some members took advantage of free 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. Children under the age of 18 also received a FREE school backpack for joining in the STEM activities.
Here are the 2026 voting results:
DISTRICT 2 – West Victor
Travis Markegard - 1,680
David Woolley - 576
DISTRICT 3 – East Victor
Georg Behrens - 2,134
DISTRICT 8 – Northern Island Park
Paul McLean - 1,206
Lynette Tingey - 1,017
The candidate that received the most votes in each district was declared the winner. All three elected board members will each fill a three-year term extending to June 2029 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.
Article XI Bylaw Change
In Favor - 2,199
Opposed - 113
