Cooperative News
Highlighting the latest news and information from Minnesota's rural electric cooperatives
$20,250 awarded to local organizations by Lake Region Electric Cooperative
PELICAN RAPIDS, MN—Funded by the contributions of Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s (LREC) generous members, the Operation Round Up (ORU) Board of Trustees recently awarded $20,250 to various...
2023 Jay York Scholarships awarded
The Jay A. York Scholarship was established in recognition of the first Minnesotan to head the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Jay York was a prominent figure in rural...
Sioux Valley Energy Provides Area Teachers with $5,000 in Classroom Grants
Colman, S.D. – Teachers often purchase classroom supplies on their own. To help offset some of those costs, Sioux Valley Energy recently awarded 10 area teachers a $500 C.L.A.S.S. (Cooperative...
Energy Issues Summit brings industry leaders together for learning
The Minnesota Rural Electric Association hosted its annual Energy Issues Summit in Bloomington, Aug. 9 and 10. The annual event brings together energy personnel to discuss and learn about the latest...
Minnesota Power, Great River Energy advance joint 345-kV transmission line project with application for Certificate of Need, Route Permit
Minnesota Power and Great River Energy today are filing an application for a Certificate of Need and Route Permit from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) to build a high-voltage...
Federated Rural Electric hosts 88th Annual Meeting
(JACKSON, Minn.) — A large crowd attended Federated Rural Electric's 88th Annual Meeting August 3 at the Martin County West High School gym in Sherburn. "We had 1,258 members vote by mail and 82...