Cooperative News
Highlighting the latest news and information from Minnesota's rural electric cooperatives
MVEC 2020 Board of Director election goes on despite postponed Annual Meeting
Though Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative’s 83rd Annual Meeting was postponed to a date yet to be determined, but the election for board directors in two districts went ahead as scheduled....
Lake Country Power secures two national awards for communication efforts
Cohasset, Minn. – Lake Country Power recently received recognition in the national 2020 Spotlight on Excellence Awards program, sponsored by the Council of Rural Electric Communicators (CREC) and...
Federated members help fund local projects with Operation Round Up
The Federated Rural Electric Trust, Jackson, recognized local organizations receiving $17,250 through Operation Round Up These donations occur due to monthly contributions by participating Federated...
Meeker Co-op offering students free internet
Meeker Cooperative Light & Power offers families with students free VIBRANT Broadband Internet for three months with free standard installation to support e-learning. Meeker Cooperative wants to...
Lake Country Power crews make overnight strides in outage restorations
Grand Rapids, MN – (March 30, 2020) More than 8,300 cooperative members have had their electric service restored as Lake Country Power crews continue making progress with outage repair work after...
MiEnergy Cooperative partnership receives award totaling $5.4 million for rural high-speed broadband
ReConnect Program’s loan-grant combination to connect 577 households Cresco, IA | Rushford, MN (11:30 a.m. Jan. 17, 2020)— U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky...