Its National Co-op Month 

It’s National Co-op Month, and Wild Rice Electric is celebrating by promoting the benefits cooperatives have in our local communities. To give a better understanding of what a cooperative is, and their role in rural communities, Wild Rice Electric CEO Tommy Houdek explains what they are, and their history. 

Houdek says area residents who are members of these cooperatives still see major benefits today, as they are still considered owners of these cooperatives. 

Houdek says another benefit of cooperatives is that they view other cooperatives as family and not competitors. 

Full conversation with Wild Rice Electric CEO Tommy Houdek: