Cooperative News
Highlighting the latest news and information from Minnesota's rural electric cooperatives
Basin Electric, members meet virtually to discuss the evolving resource needs to provide reliable, affordable energy
Bismarck, N.D. – Basin Electric’s 2020 Annual Meeting of the Membership was held virtually for the first time for its member cooperative directors, employees, public officials, and utility...
Miesville Fire Chief Latuff named Dakota Spirit of Excellence Award winner
FARMINGTON, Minn. — Miesville Fire Chief Tom Latuff recently accepted the Dakota Spirit of Excellence Award at a ceremony at the fire station in front of the department and his family. Latuff is the...
MN Co-op First to Receive Pollinator Certificate
As autumn turns colder, East Central Energy (ECE) is still thinking about butterflies. The cooperative was recently named the first electric co-op, and the first applicant from the energy sector, to...
Wright-Hennepin hosts ice cream trucks at local daycares
Rockford, MN — Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) recently hosted ice cream trucks at four local daycares on September 15, 17 and 18 to support the community in lieu of other...
Operation Round Up® program achieves $2.5 million millestone
For more information contact:Whitney Ditlevson, Communications and Marketing Supervisorwditlevson@stearnselectric.org(800) 962-0655 | direct (320) 433-4895 Melrose, Minn. - Stearns Electric’s...
New North Dakota wind project will soon provide affordable, renewable power to Basin Electric customers
Media Contact: Joan Dietz 701.557.5070 Bismarck, N.D. – A new wind project in North Dakota will provide another 200 megawatts (MW) of affordable, renewable power to Basin Electric customers. Basin...