Minnesota's Electric Cooperatives
Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) is the Minnesota statewide association representing 50 not-for-profit, member-owned rural electric cooperatives.Electric co-ops are community-focused organizations that provide affordable, reliable, and safe electricity. Across the state, we work together to embrace new technologies, design and maintain infrastructure, collaborate with the cooperative network, and keep the grid secure.
MEMBER OWNED
Electric cooperatives belong to the communities they serve. This localized member-ownership structure ensures cooperative decision-making is in the best interest of the community it serves today and into the future.
COMMUNITY-FOCUSED
Minnesota’s electric cooperatives are community-focused organizations. Through an ongoing commitment to charitable giving, cause-related efforts, volunteerism and education, electric cooperatives enhance community quality of life.
NOT FOR PROFIT
Cooperatives serve their communities instead of shareholders. This long-proven business model ensures competitive energy costs, reliability, responsible energy infrastructure investments, and community and economic development.
MEMBER OWNED
Electric cooperatives belong to the communities they serve. This localized member-ownership structure ensures cooperative decision-making is in the best interest of the community it serves today and into the future.
COMMUNITY-FOCUSED
Minnesota’s electric cooperatives are community-focused organizations. Through an ongoing commitment to charitable giving, cause-related efforts, volunteerism and education, electric cooperatives enhance community quality of life.
NOT FOR PROFIT
Cooperatives serve their communities instead of shareholders. This long-proven business model ensures competitive energy costs, reliability, responsible energy infrastructure investments, and community and economic development.
COMMUNITY-FOCUSED
Minnesota’s electric cooperatives are community-focused organizations. Through an ongoing commitment to charitable giving, cause-related efforts, volunteerism and education, electric cooperatives enhance community quality of life.
MEMBER OWNED
Electric cooperatives belong to the communities they serve. This localized member-ownership structure ensures cooperative decision-making is in the best interest of the community it serves today and into the future.
NOT FOR PROFIT
Cooperatives serve their communities instead of shareholders. This long-proven business model ensures competitive energy costs, reliability, responsible energy infrastructure investments, and community and economic development.
Minnesota’s electric cooperatives
supply approximately
%
of Minnesota's electricity
serve over
Minnesotans
operate more than
miles of electric line
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RT @NickAFrentz: Glad to join the annual meeting for our BENCO Electric co-op, and to show appreciation for the members, staff, and directo… Read More
Great work by our cooperative crews last night and today all across the state. Thank you to the men and women who keep the lights on in the worst of conditions! #lineworker #thankyou #cooperativepower Photos from Runestone Electric 📷 https://t.co/rhxq4tgDcX Read More
It may feel like an April Fools' joke but dangerous conditions are expected. Co-op crews will be working extra hard to keep the lights on. Thank you lineworkers! #CooperativePower Read More
Thank you Chair @NickAFrentz for your work and collaboration on the Senate Energy Omnibus Bill. The bill will help rural co-ops continue to provide reliable and affordable power throughout Minnesota. #mnleg https://t.co/UEwXW9B8q6 Read More
Recently MREA Safety Director Kirk Wulf taught a mental health first aid class to @ECEcoop's leadership team. The course to become a mental health first aider is another example of how electric co-ops are improving the health and safety of our communities. #mentalhealth https://t.co/pvY96gBPvE Read More
RT @DarrickMoe: @glumack_jenny with Energy Chair @NickAFrentz testifying in support of the Senate energy omnibus on behalf of @MNRuralElect… Read More
#ThrowbackThursday to March 1944. Minnesota's electric cooperatives are known for helping electrify rural Minnesota but you may not know we also helped buy an Army bomber during the Second World War. #CooperativePower #History #USA https://t.co/zLTzp7KCEW Read More
RT @joemi11er: Great story about helping first responders get necessary training for EVs. Great work @GREnergyNews and co-ops! https://t.… Read More
RT @NickAFrentz: Glad to join the annual meeting for our BENCO Electric co-op, and to show appreciation for the members, staff, and directo… Read More
Great work by our cooperative crews last night and today all across the state. Thank you to the men and women who keep the lights on in the worst of conditions! #lineworker #thankyou #cooperativepower Photos from Runestone Electric 📷 https://t.co/rhxq4tgDcX Read More
It may feel like an April Fools' joke but dangerous conditions are expected. Co-op crews will be working extra hard to keep the lights on. Thank you lineworkers! #CooperativePower Read More
Thank you Chair @NickAFrentz for your work and collaboration on the Senate Energy Omnibus Bill. The bill will help rural co-ops continue to provide reliable and affordable power throughout Minnesota. #mnleg https://t.co/UEwXW9B8q6 Read More
Recently MREA Safety Director Kirk Wulf taught a mental health first aid class to @ECEcoop's leadership team. The course to become a mental health first aider is another example of how electric co-ops are improving the health and safety of our communities. #mentalhealth https://t.co/pvY96gBPvE Read More
RT @DarrickMoe: @glumack_jenny with Energy Chair @NickAFrentz testifying in support of the Senate energy omnibus on behalf of @MNRuralElect… Read More
#ThrowbackThursday to March 1944. Minnesota's electric cooperatives are known for helping electrify rural Minnesota but you may not know we also helped buy an Army bomber during the Second World War. #CooperativePower #History #USA https://t.co/zLTzp7KCEW Read More
RT @joemi11er: Great story about helping first responders get necessary training for EVs. Great work @GREnergyNews and co-ops! https://t.… Read More