Prior to 1936, much of Rural America was without electricity. In fact, it wasn’t until the passage of the the Rural Electrification Act, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, that electricity would begin its move into America’s rural countryside. Electric cooperatives were organized to provide this service and make the dream of electricity on the farm a reality.

Cloverland Electric was incorporated in 1938

Lines Energized: March, 1939

Number of Services: 1939… 1,090

Original Incorporators: Howard McKelvey, Edward Doll, George Raynard, Albert Schoop, Emile Savoie, Russel Brown and David Liukko

Early Rate: Members paid a minimum of $2.50 a month for 30 kilowatt hours. If their usage exceeded 200 kilowatt hours then power was provided to them for 1.5 cents per kwh.

First Office Location: 521 Ashmun, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan