by Ryan Johnson | Apr 21, 2023 | Press Releases
On Tuesday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed legislation (HF1656) into law that will unlock historic federal investments into Minnesota’s energy grid. The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) along with its member cooperatives celebrated the signing of...
by Ryan Johnson | Apr 12, 2023 | Press Releases
What: MayDay Drill — This is the final event of a week of specialized lineworker training at the line school conducted by the Minnesota Rural Electric Association. This practice drill will provide an emergency situation that is as realistic as possible...
by Ryan Johnson | Apr 5, 2023 | MREA News Articles for Members' Newsletters, Press Releases
BECKER, MN – On Tuesday, Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) CEO Darrick Moe participated in a roundtable energy discussion hosted by Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Delano) on the urgent need for environmental permitting reform. MREA CEO Darrick Moe released the following...
by Joe Miller | Mar 9, 2023 | Press Releases
(MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) recently announced that it had received the go-ahead to make a formal application that helps secure around $400 million in utility infrastructure upgrades to Minnesota. MREA worked with the...
by Ryan Johnson | Mar 3, 2023 | Press Releases
(MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – The Minnesota Rural Electric Association held its 82nd annual meeting with the theme “Cooperatively Powered” at the St. Paul River Centre in February. Governor Walz spoke during a portion of the business meeting. He spoke about the newly passed...
by | Aug 22, 2022 | Press Releases
Electric Cooperatives are Leveraging their Business Model to Prepare for the Clean Energy Future (MAPLE GROVE, MINN.) – This week President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill that includes several...
