In April of 2023, the MPE Board of Directors, MPE management, and representatives with Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) created seven goals and 16 objectives to match MPE's vision and mission for 2023-2026 Strategic Plan.

Each Objective has multiple tactics toward completion of the seven goals. A committee of management and staff were responsible for being either an Objective Champion or an Objective Team Member.

Following completion of the planning session, the following strategic goals were established:

  1. Be a recognized leader in employee and public safety
  2. Retain and recruit high-quality staff
  3. Negotiate a power supply contract that provides reliability, affordability, and flexibility for our membership
  4. Ensure strong, safe, reliable, and secure systems that are ready for the challenges of the future
  5. Maintain a high level of member satisfaction
  6. Maintain financial strength and stability
  7. Demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement through Board and leadership education, training, and engagement

GOAL 1: BE A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN EMPLOYEE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

  • Objective 1: Get every employee home safely every day.
  • Objective 2: Keep the public safe.
  • Objective 3: Maintain highest industry standards.

GOAL 2: RETAIN AND RECRUIT HIGH-QUALITY STAFF

  • Objective 4: Exceed the needs and expectations of employees.
  • Objective 5: Create a cooperative culture that promotes flexibility, engagement, opportunity, and trust.

GOAL 3: NEGOTIATE A POWER SUPPLY CONTRACT THAT PROVIDES RELIABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND FLEXIBILITY FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP

  • Objective 6: MPE provided notice of withdrawl to Tri-State G&T in January of 2023. According to the notice, MPE will be taking power from a new supplier starting Feb. 1, 2025. This objective is to complete the necessary work to ensure that MPE has secured a power supply contract that will continue to provide safe, reliable, and affordable power while offering more flexibility and stability in order to meet the future needs of the cooperative and the changing needs of our members. 

GOAL 4: ENSURE STRONG, SAFE, RELIABLE, AND SECURE SYSTEMS THAT ARE READY FOR THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE

  • Objective 7: Complete the middle mile fiber buildout.
  • Objective 8: Investigate opportunities for third party user of fiber.
  • Objective 9: Develop and execute multi-year work plan, load forecast, cyber security, and facilities plan.

GOAL 5: MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF MEMBER SATISFACTION

  • Objective 10: Align member engagement to accomplish strategic goals.
  • Objective 11: Modernize member touchpoints while maintaining personal service.

GOAL 6: MAINTAIN FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND STABILITY

  • Objective 12: Complete long-term financial forecast.
  • Objective 13: Establish realistic financial parameters.
  • Objective 14: Develop rate strategy that mitigates risk to the co-op and reflects flexibility, equity, and certainty for our members.

GOAL 7: DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH BOARD AND LEADERSHIP EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND ENGAGEMENT

  • Objective 15: Develop and implement director orientation.
  • Objective 16: Evaluate board meeting structure for effectiveness.
  • Objective 17: Evaluate corporate document retention and accessibility to ensure continuity and compliance.

OUR MISSION

Mountain Parks Electric delivers reliable, safe, cost-effective, sustainable energy and services to better the lives of our members and communities. 

OUR VISION

To be the energy provider of choice and to support the communities we serve while realizing the full potential of the grid.