Cooperative News
Highlighting the latest news and information from Minnesota's rural electric cooperatives
MiEnergy Cooperative’s partnership receives $1.1 million award for rural high-speed broadband
Grant will allow for fiber to unserved and underserved rural areas of southern Fillmore County in Minnesota Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced MiBroadband,...
Vortex Cold Storage moves forward in Albert Lea
Site selected and construction to break ground this spring Jan. 21, 2021 - Albert Lea, MN - JCW Development, LLC, a nation-wide real estate and property development company, announced Albert Lea,...
Electric Cooperatives Create CHARGE EV
Regional electric vehicle charging network will alleviate range anxiety, encourage EV adoption Dec. 16, 2020 – A group of 29 electric co-ops has created a regional electric vehicle (EV) charging...
Stearns Electric employees load cars for Catholic Charities/Toys for Tots
As part of Stearns Electric Association’s ‘My Co-op Cares’ community involvement program, Cooperative employee volunteers spent the morning of December 15 at Catholic Charities in St.Cloud, loading...
Great River Energy moves on renewable energy transition
$882 million wind development nearly completes cooperative’s plans for renewable transition Maple Grove, MN –With long-term agreements to purchase the output from four large wind energy projects,...
Carbon capture milestone reached at Dakota Gas
20-year effort improves environment, generates revenue Bismarck, N.D. – The Great Plains Synfuels Plant in North Dakota has now captured 40 million metric tons of CO2, a milestone in the synthetic...