Independent Director Age: 72 Director Since: 2024 Committee Relevant Skills Professional Experience National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) (software and technology provider for the utility and broadband industries) Chief Executive Officer and President, January 2002 through January 2020 Other Board Service Director, JSI Solutions (consulting and broadband solutions firm), since January 2021 Director, North Dakota Department of Commerce, Legacy Investment for Technology Loan Fund (innovation loan fund to support technology advancement), since January 2022 Director, Starion Bank (community bank), January 2001 through January 2023 Reasons for Nomination Mr. Dosch brings to our Board over 46 years experience in the electric utility and broadband industries. In particular, he provides extensive knowledge concerning electric distribution, generation, and transmission, as well as the technical infrastructure necessary for electric utility and broadband billing, accounting, engineering, electronic payment processing, meter data management, distributed energy resource management, and AI. The knowledge he gained as CEO of NISC, including experience in strategic planning, financial management, and business development, provides him with relevant expertise as a member of the Audit Committee. The Board also determined that Mr. Dosch qualifies as an Audit Committee Financial Expert, as defined by the rules under the Exchange Act, through his experience as a CEO, where he analyzed financial statements and supervised the finance and accounting professionals responsible for financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting.