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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...

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...

Co-op hosts mini session for legislators

by atomic-noc | Oct 22, 2019

MiEnergy Coop hosted two field hearings on October 3 as part of the Minnesota House of Representatives' three-day mini session in southeastern Minnesota. The cooperative provided testimony on disaster relief and broadband funding for the Greater Minnesota Jobs and...

MiEnergy Cooperative CEO Brian Krambeer appointed to Governor’s Task Force on Broadband

by atomic-noc | Oct 10, 2019

Brian Krambeer, MiEnergy Cooperative’s president/CEO, has been appointed to the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband. Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced the Task Force appointments comprised of community leaders throughout the state of...

2019 Jay York Scholarships awarded

by atomic-noc | Sep 11, 2019

The Jay A. York Scholarship was established in recognition of the first Minnesotan to head the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Jay York was a prominent figure in rural electric cooperative issues for nearly 30 years. He was elected in 1964 to...