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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...

Two new VPs at East Central Energy

by | Dec 8, 2020

East Central Energy (ECE) has recently filled two Vice President positions. Both are part of an executive team that reports directly to the President/CEO. Please join us in welcoming Andy Olson and Ty Houglum to the executive team at ECE! Andy OlsonTy Houglum Andy...

LCP members to benefit from $3.9 million credit retirement in December

by | Dec 8, 2020

Cohasset, Minn. – Lake Country Power members will see a credit printed on their December billing statement this month after Lake Country Power’s board of directors authorized a retirement of $3.9 million in member equity. Capital credits are a core benefit of co-op...

Lake Country Power Names Bakk General Manager

by | Nov 25, 2020

Cohasset, Minn. – Lake Country Power's Board of Directors recently named Mark Bakk general manager of the 43,000-member rural electric cooperative serving northeastern Minnesota. Bakk will be charged with the responsibility to lead the not-for-profit utility on its...