by Ryan Johnson | Aug 9, 2024 | Member Co-op News, Press Releases
Minnesota Rural Electric Association raises record amount for burn centers at golf benefit The 19th Annual Burn Center Golf Tournament, hosted by the Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA), raised a record-setting $64,606.30 for Minnesota’s three specialty burn...
by Ryan Johnson | Apr 8, 2024 | Member Co-op News, Press Releases
McLeod County United Way wins Minnesota Touchstone Energy Community Award United Way of McLeod County was named winner of the 2024 Minnesota’s Touchstone Energy Community Award as part of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s Annual Meeting that was held on March...
by Ryan Johnson | Mar 29, 2024 | Press Releases
MREA secures funding through State Competitiveness Fund The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) recently signed a contract securing $290,000 of funding through the Minnesota State Competitiveness Fund. The Minnesota legislature made the funding available last...
by Ryan Johnson | Mar 26, 2024 | Press Releases
Rural electric cooperative leaders gather at the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s 83rd annual meeting (MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) held its 83rd annual meeting with the theme “Powering Tomorrow Together” at the St. Paul...
by Ryan Johnson | Nov 13, 2023 | Press Releases
Energy experts warn electric grid may not be ready for a severe winter A new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) stresses the need to improve the reliability of North America’s power grid. The report assessed the amount of generation...
by Ryan Johnson | Oct 31, 2023 | Press Releases
New study reveals Minnesota electric cooperatives contribute nearly $20 billion to the state’s economy (MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – A newly released economic impact analysis reveals the substantial contributions electric cooperatives make to Minnesota’s economy....