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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...

Kandiyohi Power Cooperative Names Sonja Bogart Chief Executive Officer

by atomic-noc | Apr 30, 2020

Spicer, MN - Kandiyohi Power Cooperative (KPC) announced that its board of directors appointed Sonja Bogart as Chief Executive Officer. Bogart joined KPC on April 27th. KPC Board Chair Dale Anderson said, “We are fortunate to have someone of Sonja Bogart’s caliber and...

Wright-Hennepin Wins National Award for its Printed News Publication

by atomic-noc | Apr 29, 2020

Rockford, MN (April 28, 2020)—Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) was recently recognized as a winner in the national 2020 Spotlight on Excellence Awards program, which is sponsored by the Certified Cooperative Communicator Program and the Council of...

MVEC 2020 Board of Director election goes on despite postponed Annual Meeting

by atomic-noc | Apr 23, 2020

Though Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative’s 83rd Annual Meeting was postponed to a date yet to be determined, but the election for board directors in two districts went ahead as scheduled. Results certified by independent election vendor Survey & Ballots...