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New Stearns Electric Operations Center and Headquarters to Open Aug. 19

  MELROSE, Minn. – Stearns Electric Association is proud to announce the opening of its new operations center and headquarters in Melrose on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 Beginning Aug. 19, all Melrose business operations will take place at the new facility, located at...
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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...
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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...
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Suståne chooses 100 percent renewable energy for facilities

Suståne chooses 100 percent renewable energy for facilities

by | Sep 15, 2020

FARMINGTON, Minn. (Sept. 14, 2020) — Suståne Natural Fertilizer, a leading manufacturer-exporter of renewable, organic and natural slow release fertilizers and plant/soil amendments, announced today that its Cannon Falls facilities’ electricity requirements are now...

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Operation Round Up® program achieves $2.5 million millestone

Operation Round Up® program achieves $2.5 million millestone

by | Aug 6, 2020

For more information contact:Whitney Ditlevson, Communications and Marketing Supervisorwditlevson@stearnselectric.org(800) 962-0655 | direct (320) 433-4895 Melrose, Minn. - Stearns Electric’s Operation Round Up® Program achieved a major milestone in 2020 byawarding a...

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