What Makes Garkane Energy Cooperative Different
(Why We Exist)
Garkane Energy, a member-owned cooperative, exists to provide responsive member service, while cultivating a culture of safety in a manner that builds trust among its members and employees. We are dedicated to providing our members energy services at fair prices, thereby improving quality of life.
(Where We Are Going)
Garkane will actively promote efficient energy use, energy conservation and responsible renewable energy. We will educate our members/youth on the facts regarding our energy future. We will incorporate industry best practices and be accountable to our members to maintain their trust. Garkane will be a catalyst to stimulate the economy of our service territory and to promote the quality of life for our members. Every employee/member interaction will end with a positive conclusion.
(How We Act)
- The Core Values are used to guide Garkane’s interactions with others as well as with one another as we live our mission and move toward our vision of the future. Through these values, we will demonstrate to our member-owners and our employees, our commitment to preserving our member-owner resources. These values agree with The Seven Cooperative Principles:
- Voluntary and Open Membership
- Democratic Member Control
- Member Economic Participation
- Autonomy and Independence
- Education, Training and Information (provide professional development opportunities for employees and energy education for members)
- Cooperation among cooperatives
- Concern for community
- Respectful and Courteous- Measure all our interactions with these values
- Integrity – maintain trust
- Transparency – our actions are open
- Safety – no accidents
- Reliability – power always available for our member-owner’s needs
- Accountability – we are responsible for the results of our actions
- Responsive – we act on issues
- Charitable – we give back to our community
- Protect resources – we will protect our member/owner’s resources
- We appreciate employees, member-owners