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Minnesota Electric Cooperatives Secure Over $22 Million in Broadband Grants

Minnesota's electric cooperatives have been awarded more than $22 million in Round 10 of the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program, administered by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). These grants will allow cooperatives to...

Minnesota electric co-ops send lineworkers to aid power restoration after hurricane

In a shining example of cooperative spirit at the start of Cooperative Month, 18 of Minnesota’s electric cooperatives sent 80 lineworkers to help restore power after Hurricane Helene caused outages to more than 1.25 million cooperative members in the southeastern...

MREA’S ENERGY ISSUES SUMMIT TACKLES CHALLENGES OF ENERGY TRANSITION & INNOVATION

The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) hosted its annual Energy Issues Summit on August 7-8 in Bloomington, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers and cooperative members to discuss the evolving landscape of energy. This year’s event focused on key...

Minnesota’s Electric Cooperatives Raise Over $42,000 for Area Hospital Burn Centers through Annual Golf Tournament

by | Aug 5, 2022

Minnesota's electric cooperatives raised funds for area hospital burn centers through the Annual Burn Center Golf Tournament, hosted this year at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker, Minnesota. Funds raised help victims and their families receive specialty burn care and...

Co-ops Committed to Reliable Service

by | Aug 1, 2022

You’ve probably seen it in the news – both the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), the organization charged with maintaining the reliability of the US electric grid, and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the Midwest’s grid operator,...

Western Governors University Partners with MREA to Offer Scholarships

by | Jun 15, 2022

Nonprofit, fully online university will provide $50,000 in scholarships through its “Power Your Future” initiative for new students who are electric cooperative members or employees In an effort to empower residents in rural areas of Minnesota to go back to school and...