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
Forum highlights energy issues in Minnesota
Darrick Moe, MREA, discussed the transition to meet the new 100% carbon free bill recently passed in Minnesota. Lake Region CEO Tim Thompson welcomed members and encouraged their involvement in...
Minnesota Rural Electric Association leads emergency safety drill with emergency responders
Minnesota Rural Electric Association leads emergency safety drill with emergency responders The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) and Astera Health, along with other emergency response...
MREA Applauds Signing of Bipartisan Investments in Minnesota’s Energy Grid Legislation
On Tuesday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed legislation (HF1656) into law that will unlock historic federal investments into Minnesota's energy grid. The Minnesota Rural Electric Association...
RT @DarrickMoe: Great summary of the critical concern @MNRuralElectric shares regarding transformers. Thank you @SenAmyKlobuchar and @SenT… Read More
The MREA team had a great visit to HCMC Burn Center, Hyperbaric Medicine, Hennepin City EMS & the Transitional Healing Center. Our annual golf tournament (July 21) raises money that helps these organizations provide excellent care to burn victims. https://t.co/C8TqRbw3Wa Read More
RT @joemi11er: Spending time at our summer Member Services & Communicators conference @SugarLakeLodge. Co-op staff from across MN are learn… Read More
RT @DarrickMoe: Thanks @brianjohnson32 for covering the effort by @MNRuralElectric and @MNCommerce to improve electric grid resiliency by l… Read More
RT @GREnergyNews: MN was once a paradise for #pollinators with 18M acres of native prairieland. Today? Only 1% of that prairieland remains.… Read More
RT @NRECANews: Today, and every day, we honor those who gave their lives for our freedom. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten, and thei… Read More
Congrats @GREnergyNews! Minnesota co-ops are helping lead the way in cybersecurity! #cooperativedifference #cybersecurity Read More
“The money allocated by GRIP would help consumer-owned electric utilities to implement innovative technologies to improve the grid in Minnesota and the region,” said @DarrickMoe, CEO of MREA. Great team effort! #teamwork Read More
RT @DarrickMoe: Great summary of the critical concern @MNRuralElectric shares regarding transformers. Thank you @SenAmyKlobuchar and @SenT… Read More
The MREA team had a great visit to HCMC Burn Center, Hyperbaric Medicine, Hennepin City EMS & the Transitional Healing Center. Our annual golf tournament (July 21) raises money that helps these organizations provide excellent care to burn victims. https://t.co/C8TqRbw3Wa Read More
RT @joemi11er: Spending time at our summer Member Services & Communicators conference @SugarLakeLodge. Co-op staff from across MN are learn… Read More
RT @DarrickMoe: Thanks @brianjohnson32 for covering the effort by @MNRuralElectric and @MNCommerce to improve electric grid resiliency by l… Read More
RT @GREnergyNews: MN was once a paradise for #pollinators with 18M acres of native prairieland. Today? Only 1% of that prairieland remains.… Read More
RT @NRECANews: Today, and every day, we honor those who gave their lives for our freedom. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten, and thei… Read More
Congrats @GREnergyNews! Minnesota co-ops are helping lead the way in cybersecurity! #cooperativedifference #cybersecurity Read More
“The money allocated by GRIP would help consumer-owned electric utilities to implement innovative technologies to improve the grid in Minnesota and the region,” said @DarrickMoe, CEO of MREA. Great team effort! #teamwork Read More