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From perspectives on energy issues to the cooperative difference, read the latest news from Minnesota's electric cooperatives.
Five Hot Takes on the Inflation Reduction Act
You may not have known you were waiting to hear my thoughts on clean energy and climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), but the wait is over! Here are my Five Hot Takes on what the...
Podcast: Future Grid Reliability in the Midwest
What does the future of grid reliability look like in the transition to clean energy? Darrick Moe of Minnesota Rural Electric Association interviews panelists Richard Burt of Midwest Reliability...
Life from Both Sides Now – Ensuring Reliability is Critical to Grid Transition
I posted recently about reliability issues in the Midwest, but in light of the continued controversy about the Nemadji Trail Energy Center, I thought it’d be good to do a follow up post on...
Stearns Lineman Mike Siemers Earns MREA LIFEguard Award
Stearns Electric Association lineman Mike Siemers recently earned a LIFEguard award through the Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA). MREA recognizes Cooperative employees throughout the...
Necessity, the Mother of Co-op Innovation
In mid-August, MiEnergy Cooperative welcomed the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to its headquarters in Rushford, Minnesota, for "Co-op Innovation Day." Several Minnesota electric cooperatives...
Minnesota Rural Electric Association Hosts Energy Issues Summit for Electric Cooperatives
Electric Cooperatives are Leveraging their Business Model to Prepare for the Clean Energy Future (MAPLE GROVE, MINN.) – This week President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping $750...
Powering Economic Development in Communities Nationwide
For nearly a century, electric cooperatives have been essential to the economic vitality and overall quality of life in communities nationwide. America's electric cooperatives made modern living in rural America possible. In the early 1930's nearly 90% of American...
Stearns Electric Employees Donate Nearly $6,500 to Soldier’s 6
Melrose, Minn. - Stearns Electric Association employees, though the Cooperative’s 16th Annual Employee Charity Event held on November 15, raised $5,426 to Soldier’s 6. Along with a $1,000 match by the Stearns Electric Board of Directors, the total amount awarded to...
Energy experts warn electric grid may not be ready for a severe winter
A new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) stresses the need to improve the reliability of North America’s power grid. The report assessed the amount of generation that will be available this winter compared to the projected demand...