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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...
MN Co-op First to Receive Pollinator Certificate

MN Co-op First to Receive Pollinator Certificate

As autumn turns colder, East Central Energy (ECE) is still thinking about butterflies. The cooperative was recently named the first electric co-op, and the first applicant from the energy sector, to receive a Certificate of Inclusion into the Monarch Butterfly...

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Wright-Hennepin hosts ice cream trucks at local daycares

Wright-Hennepin hosts ice cream trucks at local daycares

Rockford, MN — Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) recently hosted ice cream trucks at four local daycares on September 15, 17 and 18 to support the community in lieu of other cancelled community events throughout the summer. Sugar Mama’s ice cream...

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Suståne chooses 100 percent renewable energy for facilities

Suståne chooses 100 percent renewable energy for facilities

FARMINGTON, Minn. (Sept. 14, 2020) — Suståne Natural Fertilizer, a leading manufacturer-exporter of renewable, organic and natural slow release fertilizers and plant/soil amendments, announced today that its Cannon Falls facilities’ electricity requirements are now...

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