by Ryan Johnson | Oct 23, 2023 | Member Co-op News
$20,250 awarded to local organizations by Lake Region Electric Cooperative PELICAN RAPIDS, MN—Funded by the contributions of Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s (LREC) generous members, the Operation Round Up (ORU) Board of Trustees recently awarded $20,250 to various...
by Ryan Johnson | Oct 20, 2023 | Press Releases
Minnesota coalition not included in $3.5 billion first round of grid resiliency funding On Wednesday, the Biden Administration announced the recipients of more than $3.5 billion in funding to improve the nation’s electric grid as part of the federal Grid Resilience...
by Ryan Johnson | Oct 18, 2023 | Member Co-op News
2023 Jay York Scholarships awarded The Jay A. York Scholarship was established in recognition of the first Minnesotan to head the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Jay York was a prominent figure in rural electric cooperative issues for nearly...
by Ryan Johnson | Sep 11, 2023 | Member Co-op News
Sioux Valley Energy Provides Area Teachers with $5,000 in Classroom Grants Colman, S.D. – Teachers often purchase classroom supplies on their own. To help offset some of those costs, Sioux Valley Energy recently awarded 10 area teachers a $500 C.L.A.S.S. (Cooperative...
by Ryan Johnson | Aug 11, 2023 | Advocacy
MREA’S Legislator of the Year Nick Frentz On Wednesday, August 9, the Minnesota Rural Electric Association named Senator Nick Frentz of North Mankato as our 2023 Legislator of the Year. First elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2016, this is Senator Frentz’s first time...
