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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...

Federated members help fund local projects with Operation Round Up

by | Apr 29, 2021

(Jackson, MN) -- The Federated Rural Electric Trust, Jackson, recognized local organizations receiving $35,437 through Operation Round Up. These donations occur due to monthly contributions by participating Federated members. 29 groups received money in this 53rd...

Federated Rural Electric coordinates GreenTouch spruce-up day at Kilen Woods

by | Apr 15, 2021

(JACKSON) —Federated Rural Electric in Jackson, your local Touchstone Energy Cooperative, will sponsor a Covid-safe clean-up day at Kilen Wood State Park, north of Lakefield. A tentative spring clean-up day is set for Saturday, May 1, when electric cooperative...

MiEnergy’s Brian Krambeer speaks on rural broadband on Minnesota Matters program

by | Apr 7, 2021

Minnesota News Network's Scott Peterson of the Minnesota Matters program interviewed Brian Krambeer, CEO of MiEnergy Cooperative about rural broadband. Hear the interview at the 8:45 mark.