by Ryan Johnson | Mar 29, 2024 | Press Releases
beat365中文官方网站 secures funding through State Competitiveness Fund The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (beat365中文官方网站) recently signed a contract securing $290,000 of funding through the Minnesota State Competitiveness Fund. The Minnesota legislature made the funding available last...
by Ryan Johnson | Mar 26, 2024 | Press Releases
Rural electric cooperative leaders gather at the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s 83rd annual meeting (MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (beat365中文官方网站) held its 83rd annual meeting with the theme “Powering Tomorrow Together” at the St. Paul...
by Ryan Johnson | Feb 1, 2024 | Member Co-op News
Industry Generosity Ignites New Electric Vehicle Service Course at Ridgewater Spicer, Minnesota (January 26, 2024) – As demand grows for electric vehicles (EV) across Minnesota and the entire country, the importance of having a trained workforce of electric vehicle...
by Ryan Johnson | Jan 25, 2024 | Member Co-op News
Lakeside Quilters of Tamarack wins Touchstone Energy® Community Award Cohasset, Minn. – Lake Country Power selected the Lakeside Quilters of Tamarack, Minn., as the winner of its annual Touchstone Energy® Community Award. The co-op chose this organization to recognize...
by Jenny Glumack | Jan 16, 2024 | Advocacy
What can we expect from the legislature in 2024? The 2024 legislative session starts on February 12. With a two-year budget enacted last session, no bills need to be passed this year to keep the state government operating. However, there is a projected budget surplus...
by Ryan Johnson | Jan 4, 2024 | beat365中文官方网站 News Articles for Members' Newsletters
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...
by Ryan Johnson | Dec 11, 2023 | Member Co-op News
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 Ryan Johnson | Nov 13, 2023 | Press Releases
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...
by Ryan Johnson | Nov 6, 2023 | Member Co-op News
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN HOSTS EVENTS, SCHOOL GIVEAWAYS TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL CO-OP MONTH Rockford, Minn. (November 1, 2023) — To celebrate National Co-op Month in October and its Commitment to Community principle, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) donated...
by Ryan Johnson | Oct 31, 2023 | Press Releases
New study reveals Minnesota electric cooperatives contribute nearly $20 billion to the state’s economy (MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – A newly released economic impact analysis reveals the substantial contributions electric cooperatives make to Minnesota’s economy....