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Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, or IPEC, is a non-profit, consumer owned electric utility serving over 1,300 members in the rural Southeast Alaska communities of Hoonah, Kake, Chilkat Valley, Angoon, and Klukwan.
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Inside Passage Electric Cooperative held its 21st annual meeting in Angoon on May 9, 2025. We had a lower turnout than normal with 44 members registered, however, IPEC amended its bylaws during COVID to allow the mail in ballots to count toward quorum. With the 125 mail in ballots we had 169 members which met our quorum requirements of 50 members.
We tried something different this year by having Michael Rovito with the Alaska Power Association Emcee our meeting. Mr. Rovito did a great job and added a new wrinkle by including some trivia questions to the mix. IPEC provided bags of rice, flour, canning jars, a case of bottled water and folding camping chairs for those who answered the trivia questions correctly. This kept the audience engaged and provided some fun in return. IPEC has already invited Michael back in 2026 when we are in Kake. IPEC also thanks our Special Guest Rob Carr from CFC for attending our annual meeting this year.
Floyd Jim won the two seat round trip airfare courtesy of Alaska Seaplanes. Kara James won $300 cash courtesy of Chatham Electric, IPEC’s contracted line crew. Jesse Daniels won the $250 gift card from IPEC. John Howard Jr. won the battery courtesy of NC Machinery where we purchase parts for our generators. Lyndsey Fredrickson and Kevin Frank each won a meter surge protector from IPEC including free installation. Annie Braley and Mike Fred each won a $100 Visa gift card from IPEC’s legal counsel Kemppel, Huffman & Ellis. Alberta Meyers and Maxine Thompson each won $100 cash from IPEC’s auditors Moody, Mickelsen, Rowley and Adamson. Albert Kookesh III, Sunnie Duncan and Mike Pitka each won $50 cash from IPEC's lobbyist Dianne Blumer. Levi Johnson, Ed Kookesh Jr., and Lawrence Nelson each won a $50 Amazon gift card from CFC, IPEC’s financing company. Alicia Jack won 25 gallons of diesel fuel, Gina Jim also won 25 gallons of diesel fuel and Stella Estrada won 10 gallons of gas courtesy of Angoon Oil. Other Angoon members also won prizes from Sealaska, T & H Regional Housing Authority, NC Machinery, Petro Marine, Central Council, and Temsco Helicopters.
CEO Brandon Shaw provided an update on the Thayer Creek hydroelectric project that is currently under bid for Phase I that includes a marine landing and road access to some rock quarry sites. Administrative Officer Jerry Medina reported on IPEC’s financial status for the 2024 calendar year. Billing Officer Rosa Rice explained how to read a billing statement and the billing process. Operation Manager Jason Brooks provided an update on issues in Angoon.
Elaine Jack received 130 votes for the Angoon District and Larry Beck received 112 votes for the Chilkat Valley District. Both were re-elected for a three year term. The 2024 annual meeting minutes were approved with 132 votes in favor and 16 opposed. A big thank you to our ballot counters Frankie Perry from the Chilkat Valley, Lisa Andersson from Hoonah and Chenara Johnson from Angoon. Also a big shout out to Paul Jones from Kemppel, Huffman and Ellis, IPEC’s legal counsel for overseeing the ballot counting process.