Know the Signs of a SCAM
It’s no secret that consumers with water, gas, or electricity services have long been targets of utility scams, but fraudsters have changed their tactics...
What is an ‘AMI’ System?
PIE&G’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system is the latest technology available to utilities to improve the level of customer service, reliability, and outage response....
Plaunt Transportation
For over 90 years, people living or vacationing on Bois Blanc Island have relied on Plaunt Transportation to deliver them, along with their mail...
PIE&G AMI & Fiber Updates
Advanced Metering Infrastructure Update
Twenty-seven 100-foot poles fabricated by Moran Iron Works have now been set. Including the installations at the Cheboygan, Onaway, Moltke, Hillman...
Knaebe’s Apple Farm & Orchard
When visitors step onto Knaebe's Mmmunchy Krunchy Apple Farm each year, they discover a “wonderful sensory overload for all things fall in the best...
Get Involved In Your Co-op
Co-ops are self-governing organizations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting policies and making decisions. Men and women serving as elected representatives...
Besser Museum Offers a Mixed Bag of Cultural Experiences
By Yvette Pecha
Perhaps you’re craving a dose of culture, but you’re not sure what you’re in the mood for...art? History? Science? If you live...
1937–1994–2021
Tom Sobeck, President & CEO
What do these three years all have in common? Each represents a significant milestone for PIE&G and the citizens of...
Electric Rates Are On The Rise
By: Tom Sobeck, PIE&G President & CEO
At their recent member regulation special meeting held on March 28, the board of directors acted upon management’s...
PIE&G Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Update
Since May, PIE&G has deployed AMI upgrades to approximately 12,000 residential electric meters, or about one-third of its electric services. The co-op still has...















