Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative

Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative is based in Williston, North Dakota, and serves as a rural electric cooperative providing electricity to member-customers across Mountrail and Williams counties in the northwestern part of the state. The cooperative supports workforce training for utility employees working in electrical line construction and distribution system maintenance.

Training activities associated with Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative are focused on the technical demands of electrical utility work, including overhead and underground line construction, equipment operation, and electrical safety standards. These training opportunities are primarily available to cooperative employees and apprentice lineworkers.

Williston is located in the heart of the Bakken oil-producing region and has experienced significant growth driven by energy industry activity. Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative operates in one of North Dakota's most economically active regions, and its workforce training activities support the skilled utility workers needed to serve the growing electrical infrastructure demands of the area.