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
Featured Stories
Summer Reliability Report for Minnesota and region shows “elevated risk of supply shortfalls” during heat waves or abnormal weather
The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) is drawing attention to a new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), which warns of an “elevated risk of operating...
Minnesotans encouraged to “thank a lineworker” this April
This April, the Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA), in partnership with electric cooperatives across the state, is proud to recognize the essential work of Minnesota’s lineworkers — those...
MREA seeks sustainable solar reform at the Capitol this session
The Minnesota Rural Electric Association, along with Minnesota’s electric cooperatives, celebrates the inclusion of solar reform legislation in the Senate energy budget bill, sponsored by Senator...
MREA EVENTS
Each year MREA hosts a wide variety of events throughout Minnesota. For a full list of events for 2025 click here.