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Oct 2026

Rooted in Service

Celebrating Jamie Williams and Her 10-Year Service Anniversary For Jamie Williams, helping Northern Lights, Inc. members establish an electric service is about more...

Apr 2026

A Linemen Homecoming

Three Bonners Ferry High School graduates bring their skills back home to Northern Lights Twenty-five years ago, three young boys—Jeff Garcia, Cade Umphenour,...

Jul 2021

Faces of the Future

Area students earn college scholarships Northern Lights, Inc. (NLI) awarded 10 $1,500 scholarships this year to area students planning to attend college in...

linemen in bucket trucks working on power poles
Jun 2021

2020 Annual Report

Financial information presented herein was compiled from complete financial statements audited by the firm of Moss Adams LLP, Certified Public Accountants, Portland, Oregon,...

May 2021

Trout Creek Warehouse

A new warehouse and office space will better serve members Northern Lights Inc.’s (NLI) Trout Creek, Montana, warehouse has served your cooperative well...

Project Share logo, working together to keep our neighbors warm
Jan 2021

You Can Help

Northern Lights (NLI) offers Project Share, a program that provides home heating assistance when families need it the most. Project Share provides one-time...

Jill Vandegrift
Dec 2020

Making Connections

Board member Jill Vandegrift enjoys learning what is important to NLI members By Elissa Glassman Interacting with people and staying engaged with Northern...

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Sep 2020

Project Share

Northern Lights offers a program called Project Share, which provides one-time home heating assistance when families need it the most. It is a...

Two lineworkers on a power pole.
Aug 2020

Safety First

NLI lineworkers practice pole-top rescue By Elissa Glassman Becoming a journeyman lineman requires an incredible amount of training. A Northern Lights Inc. lineman...

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Jul 2020

NLI 2019 Annual Report

Statement Of Revenue & Expenses 2019 Operating Revenues and Patronage Capital $35,457,278 Operating Expenses Cost of purchased power (1) 14,153,258 Power production expense...

students with caps and gowns for graduation
Jun 2020

Lighting the Way

NLI awards educational and lineworker scholarships NLI awarded eight $1,500 scholarships and one $3,000 lineworker scholarship. Although this year’s annual meeting scholarship presentation...

Jan 2020

Project Share

Northern Lights offers a program called Project Share, which provides one-time home heating assistance when families need it the most. It is safety...

Dec 2019

More Powerful Together

The Power of Partnership Northern Lights is incredibly proud to support Canine Companions for Independence®, a national non-profit organization that provides expertly-trained assistance...

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Oct 2019

More Powerful Together

Northern Lights is proud to support the Angels Over Sandpoint with their successful Back to School program. For the 17th year students in...

Northern Lights, Inc. The power of local service. A Touchstone Energy Cooperative
Jun 2019

NLI 2018 Annual Report

Statement Of Revenue & Expenses   2018 2017 Operating Revenues and Patronage Capital $34,146,551 $33,761,295 Operating Expenses Cost of purchased power (1) 13,285,938...

Mar 2019

2019 NLI Scholarships Available

Eight $1,500 educational/vocational scholarships One $3,000 lineworker school scholarship By Elissa Glassman Continuing Northern Lights’ history of supporting education, the co-op is now...

one person helping another up onto a large rock
Mar 2019

Project Share

<img class=”alignnone size-medium wp-image-35997″ src=”https://www.nli.coop/wp-content/uploads/ProjectShare-800×242.jpg” alt=”Project Share. Working together to keep our neighbors warm.” width=”800″ height=”242″ /> Northern Lights offers a program called...

high voltage power lines
Feb 2019

NLI Board Positions

NLI holds elections every year, rotating the terms for the seven districts. This year, directors will be elected for Districts 1, 5 and...

Jul 2018

Faces of the Future

Northern Lights awards students $1,500 educational scholarships By Elissa Glassman NLI congratulates the eight scholarship recipients of this year’s $1,500 educational/vocational scholarship awards....

Detailed breakdown of uses of operating revenue
May 2018

NLI 2017 Annual Report

Statement Of Revenue & Expenses 2017 2016 Operating Revenues and Patronage Capital $33,761,295 $30,852,935 Operating Expenses Cost of purchased power (1) 12,948,977 11,662,970...