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Minnesota Rural Electric Association announces preliminary acceptance of grant proposal by federal government
(MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) recently announced that it had received the go-ahead to make a formal application that helps secure around $400 million in...
Governor Walz and legislative leaders at Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s annual meeting
(MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – The Minnesota Rural Electric Association held its 82nd annual meeting with the theme “Cooperatively Powered” at the St. Paul River Centre in February. Governor Walz spoke...
Paid Family & Medical Leave Bill May Do More Harm Than Good
I want to take this opportunity to provide comments on behalf of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association and the members we serve across Minnesota regarding the Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill...
Grassroots Efforts Help Improve 100% Carbon-Free Bill
At Minnesota’s electric cooperatives, our priority is to provide sustainable, reliable, and affordable electricity. With that goal in mind, I want to provide an update on significant legislation...
Take Action – Make Your Voice Heard Through Voices For Cooperative Power (VCP)
This month, the Minnesota Legislature proposed legislation to transition all electricity sold in the state to be 100% carbon-free by 2040. SF 4 poses a significant threat to electric reliability and...
Carbon-free Energy Proposal Needs Safeguards for Cost, Reliability
On January 5, the Minnesota Legislature proposed a bill to transition all electricity sold in the state to be carbon-free by 2040. The bill must consider potential impacts to the reliability and...
Crow Wing Power Successfully Mitigates Network Breach
Crow Wing Power and Crow Wing Power Credit Union wish to inform the public of a recent network security incident that...
Energy experts discuss reliability challenges and solutions at LREC Energy Forum
Our energy industry is going through rapid change and that’s one of the main reasons why we do things like these...
Federated Rural Electric coordinates double matching funds totaling $30,000 to assist four local fire departments
Federated Rural Electric, Jackson, recently presented a donation totaling $7,500 to four local fire departments Alpha,...