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MREA 20th Annual Burn Center Golf Tournament Raises Record $97,756 For Minnesota’s Specialty Burn Centers

The 20th Annual Burn Center Golf Tournament, hosted by the Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA), achieved a milestone this year, raising a record-setting $97,756 to support Minnesota’s three specialty burn care facilities. The charity event was held July 18 at...

Southern Minnesota cooperatives celebrate 10 Years of landmark acquisition

July 31 marks the 10-year anniversary of the successful acquisition of Alliant Energy’s Minnesota service territory by Southern Minnesota Energy Cooperative (SMEC). The $127 million deal, completed in 2015, represents the largest-ever acquisition of investor-owned...

Dakota Electric Association crews respond quickly to electrical contact incident

Around 9:20 a.m. on May 8, a semi-truck was involved in an electrical contact incident near a grain elevator on the edge of Miesville. Two Dakota Electric crews traveling to another job site observed the situation and stopped to respond. The crews arrived shortly...

Sioux Valley Energy Provides Area Teachers with $5,000 in Classroom Grants

by Ryan Johnson | Sep 11, 2023

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 Learning and Supplies Scholarship) Grant. Nearly 400 teachers applied for...

Energy Issues Summit brings industry leaders together for learning

by Joe Miller | Aug 17, 2023

The Minnesota Rural Electric Association hosted its annual Energy Issues Summit in Bloomington, Aug. 9 and 10. The annual event brings together energy personnel to discuss and learn about the latest issues, strategies, technologies and more in the electric industry....

MREA’S Legislator of the Year Nick Frentz

by Ryan Johnson | Aug 11, 2023

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 receiving the prestigious award, now in...