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From perspectives on energy issues to the cooperative difference, read the latest news from Minnesota's electric cooperatives.Minnesota’s Electric Cooperatives Lead Statewide Initiatives for Consumers
October is National Cooperative Month, a proclamation that first originated in Minnesota in 1948. Celebrated by cooperatives nationwide during October, National Co-op Month is an annual opportunity...
MREA Hosts Energy Issues Summit for Electric Cooperatives
From beneficial electrification to diversifying power generation sources, the energy industry is facing extraordinary change. Minnesota’s electric cooperatives are proactively engaging in solutions...
Suståne chooses 100 percent renewable energy for facilities
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Sept. 14, 2020) — Suståne Natural Fertilizer, a leading manufacturer-exporter of renewable, organic and natural slow release fertilizers and plant/soil amendments, announced today...
How the ECO Act can lower energy bills and put people back to work
By Gary A. Swanson | 07/10/2020 Originally published in MINNPOST When our state Legislature adjourned from a special session nearly a month ago, lawmakers again left several important issues...
U.S. Senators Smith, Hoeven, Boozman & Sinema Introduce Flexible Financing for Rural America Act
Bipartisan Legislation Would Make it Possible for Rural Electric Cooperatives and Telecom Providers to Refinance Rural Utilities Service Debt Contact:Molly Morrissey (Smith), 202-224-9857Kami...
Major power supply changes to reduce costs to member-owner cooperatives
Great River Energy plans to replace coal with low cost renewables and market energy purchases Maple Grove, Minn. ( May 7, 2020) - Great River Energy announced plans today to transform its portfolio...
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 Learning and Supplies Scholarship) Grant. Nearly 400 teachers applied for...
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 issues, strategies, technologies and more in the electric industry....
MREA’S Legislator of the Year Nick Frentz
On Wednesday, August 9, the Minnesota Rural Electric Association named Senator Nick Frentz of North Mankato as our 2023 Legislator of the Year. First elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2016, this is Senator Frentz’s first time receiving the prestigious award, now in...