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MREA Hosts Energy Issues Summit for Electric Cooperatives

by | Sep 21, 2021

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

by | Sep 15, 2020

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 | Jul 13, 2020

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

by | Jul 9, 2020

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

by | May 7, 2020

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...

Terebinth Refuge Wins Minnesota Touchstone Energy Community Award

by atomic-noc | Mar 23, 2020

Terebinth Refuge, a St. Cloud-based non-profit organization, is the recipient of the 2020 Minnesota Touchstone Energy Community Award. Founder and executive director CeCe Terlouw received the award...

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2023 Miss America discusses benefits of nuclear energy at the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s 84th annual meeting

Keynote speaker Grace Stanke, nuclear engineer and 2023 Miss America, spoke about nuclear energy being a misunderstood resource at the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s (MREA) 84th annual meeting with the theme “Energizing Connections, Empowering Communities.”...

Minnesota Nuclear Energy Alliance (MNEA) Calls for End to Nuclear Moratorium to Secure Clean Energy Future

A diverse coalition of Minnesota businesses, utilities, labor unions, and environmental advocates is calling on state lawmakers to lift Minnesota’s 30-year-old moratorium on new nuclear power development. The Minnesota Nuclear Energy Alliance (MNEA) asserts that...

Latest Report Shows Minnesota’s Electric Grid at High Risk of Power Shortages

The latest report from the organization monitoring the grid’s reliability warns of potential electricity shortages. The Minnesota Rural Electric Association is highlighting the latest report by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) that identifies...