Cooperative News
Highlighting the latest news and information from Minnesota's rural electric cooperatives
Lake Country Power Names Bakk General Manager
Cohasset, Minn. – Lake Country Power's Board of Directors recently named Mark Bakk general manager of the 43,000-member rural electric cooperative serving northeastern Minnesota. Bakk will be...
Federated members help fund local projects with Operation Round Up
(Jackson, MN) -- The Federated Rural Electric Trust, Jackson, recognized local organizations receiving $27,090 through Operation Round Up. These donations occur due to monthly contributions by...
Basin Electric, members meet virtually to discuss the evolving resource needs to provide reliable, affordable energy
Bismarck, N.D. – Basin Electric’s 2020 Annual Meeting of the Membership was held virtually for the first time for its member cooperative directors, employees, public officials, and utility...
Miesville Fire Chief Latuff named Dakota Spirit of Excellence Award winner
FARMINGTON, Minn. — Miesville Fire Chief Tom Latuff recently accepted the Dakota Spirit of Excellence Award at a ceremony at the fire station in front of the department and his family. Latuff is the...
MN Co-op First to Receive Pollinator Certificate
As autumn turns colder, East Central Energy (ECE) is still thinking about butterflies. The cooperative was recently named the first electric co-op, and the first applicant from the energy sector, to...
Wright-Hennepin hosts ice cream trucks at local daycares
Rockford, MN — Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) recently hosted ice cream trucks at four local daycares on September 15, 17 and 18 to support the community in lieu of other...