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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...
Terebinth Refuge Wins Minnesota Touchstone Energy Community Award
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...
U.S. Senators Smith, Rounds, Fischer & Baldwin Host Bipartisan Rural Working Group Meeting in Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. [02/13/20]—Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)—leaders of the Bipartisan Senate Rural Working...
Brooks Lake Substation now energized
Rockford, MN (February 12, 2020) — As part of ongoing efforts to ensure electric reliability, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) recently energized its newest substation in...
$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 community organizations. Within the monies awarded was LREC’s largest...
Minnesota coalition not included in $3.5 billion first round of grid resiliency funding
On Wednesday, the Biden Administration announced the recipients of more than $3.5 billion in funding to improve the nation’s electric grid as part of the federal Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program. The list of chosen recipients did not include...
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 electric cooperative issues for nearly 30 years. He was elected in 1964 to...