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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...

Operation Round Up® program achieves $2.5 million millestone

by | Aug 6, 2020

For more information contact:Whitney Ditlevson, Communications and Marketing Supervisorwditlevson@stearnselectric.org(800) 962-0655 | direct (320) 433-4895 Melrose, Minn. - Stearns Electric’s Operation Round Up® Program achieved a major milestone in 2020 byawarding a...

New North Dakota wind project will soon provide affordable, renewable power to Basin Electric customers

by | Jul 22, 2020

Media Contact: Joan Dietz 701.557.5070 Bismarck, N.D. – A new wind project in North Dakota will provide another 200 megawatts (MW) of affordable, renewable power to Basin Electric customers. Basin Electric Power Cooperative and a subsidiary of NextEra Energy...

Dakota Electric meter upgrade aims to improve service

by | Jul 21, 2020

Dakota Electric Association is in the process of upgrading meters in an effort to provide even better service to the members of the electric cooperative. Anixter, which is under contract with Dakota Electric, will be working primarily in Lakeville, Burnsville and...