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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...

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...

Minnesota Industry Leaders Urge State Lawmakers to Pass Bonding Bill and Federal Infrastructure Matching Funds in a Special Session

by | Jun 8, 2022

Minnesota may miss out on statewide capital projects and billions of dollars in federal infrastructure funding for transportation, wastewater, and energy if lawmakers do not act Today, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Minnesota leaders representing cities and counties,...