Black River Electric Cooperative will host its 86th annual membership meeting Saturday, June 1, on the parking lot of Fredericktown Middle School.

Members can register and vote in the board of directors election from their cars. Member registration is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and close at 11 a.m. In the event of inclement weather, registration may close earlier. A brief business meeting will be at 11 a.m. or when polls close.

All registered members will receive a $10 electric bill credit for their participation. In order to receive the bill credit and vote in the board of directors election, the electric service must be in the name of the person registering at the meeting.

Members will be automatically entered in the prize drawing for larger bill credits and the $500 cash grand prize. The first 900 co-op members who register also will receive a registration gift.

Prize drawings will be Monday, June 3. Winners will be notified by BREC and posted on www.brec.coop.

During the business meeting, co-op officials will report on 2023 operations and announce over $876,000 in capital credit refunds. This year capital credit refunds will be applied to co-op members’ energy bills in June. Election results also will be announced.

For more information about the meeting, go to www.brec.coop or call (800) 392-4711.

BREC is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility serving more than 25,000 members in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Dent, Iron, Madison, Perry, Reynolds, Shannon, St. Francois and Wayne counties.