MREA Associate Members

Associate Membership provides exposure and access to electric co-ops in Minnesota and the surrounding region. The opportunity to form strategic alliances and forge partnerships is important to your company's future. MREA offers a choice of four levels of Associate Membership—Patron Ally, Trade Show Ally, Silver Ally, and Gold Ally—designed to fit the needs of your company.

Because strengthening relationships with Minnesota electric co-ops makes good business sense, you'll truly appreciate the opportunities that MREA Associate Membership provides:

• Increased exposure to electric utility decision-makers
• Access to electric industry information
• Strategic networking opportunities
• Strengthened partnering and business alliances

Co-op Buying Power
Electric co-ops are the fastest-growing utility market in the country, many are adding consumers faster than investor-owned utilities. At the cutting edge of their industry, co-ops seek new and innovative technologies and resources to keep their operations competitive. MREA Associate Membership truly is an investment in your future, linking your company to a network of 44 distribution cooperatives and 6 G&T co-ops that, together:

• employ about 2,400 people in Minnesota
• serve 730,000 customer meters, or about 1.6 million people, covering 85 percent of the geographic area of the state
• sell over 13.3 billion kWh per year (about 18 percent of the state's total kWh sold) or about $1 billion in revenues

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Connect With Your Customers Today!
For additional information, please e-mail Carolyn Sampson, Communications Specialist, or call (763) 424-7232.

Check out Associate Member Benefits and join today!