Cooperative News
Highlighting the latest news and information from Minnesota's rural electric cooperatives
CO-OP’S OPERATION ROUND UP® PROGRAM ACHIEVES $3 MILLION MILESTONE
Melrose, Minn. – Funded by the generous contributions of member-consumers of Steans Electric Association, the Cooperative’s Operation Round Up® (ORU) program awarded its three millionth dollar in...
Minnesota Rural Electric Association Charity Golf Tournament raises record amount for Minnesota burn centers
The Minnesota Rural Electric Association Burn Center Golf Tournament raised a record-setting $62,823 for Minnesota’s three specialty burn centers. The charity event, which is held annually, took...
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN MEMBERS DONATE $35,500 TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Rockford, Minn. (July 13, 2023) — Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU) recently donated grants totaling $35,500 in June. ORU has...
Minnesota awards state broadband grant to Federated Rural Electric/Broadband to serve rural Jackson County
(Jackson, MN) — Yesterday the Minnesota Employment and Economic Development Office of Broadband Development notified Federated Rural Electric/Broadband, Jackson, of a $7 million grant to serve rural...
Forum highlights energy issues in Minnesota
Darrick Moe, MREA, discussed the transition to meet the new 100% carbon free bill recently passed in Minnesota. Lake Region CEO Tim Thompson welcomed members and encouraged their involvement in...
Podcast: Beneficial Electrification
Beneficial Electrification – what is it and why is it important to Minnesota’s energy future? Gary Connett, chair, Beneficial Electrification League, Jamie Fitzke, director of legislative affairs...