News
From perspectives on energy issues to the cooperative difference, read the latest news from Minnesota's electric cooperatives.
Podcast: Future Grid Reliability in the Midwest
What does the future of grid reliability look like in the transition to clean energy? Darrick Moe of Minnesota Rural Electric Association interviews panelists Richard Burt of Midwest Reliability...
Life from Both Sides Now – Ensuring Reliability is Critical to Grid Transition
I posted recently about reliability issues in the Midwest, but in light of the continued controversy about the Nemadji Trail Energy Center, I thought it’d be good to do a follow up post on...
Stearns Lineman Mike Siemers Earns MREA LIFEguard Award
Stearns Electric Association lineman Mike Siemers recently earned a LIFEguard award through the Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA). MREA recognizes Cooperative employees throughout the...
Necessity, the Mother of Co-op Innovation
In mid-August, MiEnergy Cooperative welcomed the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to its headquarters in Rushford, Minnesota, for "Co-op Innovation Day." Several Minnesota electric cooperatives...
Minnesota Rural Electric Association Hosts Energy Issues Summit for Electric Cooperatives
Electric Cooperatives are Leveraging their Business Model to Prepare for the Clean Energy Future (MAPLE GROVE, MINN.) – This week President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping $750...
MREA Recognizes John Smith, Tanner Smith and Steve Sell for RV Rescue
On June 2, 2022, South Central Electric Association lineworkers Tanner Smith, John Smith, and Steve Sell were working in the Bingham Lake area just north of State Highway 60. Tanner heard a loud...
Rural electric cooperative leaders gather at the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s 83rd annual meeting
(MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) held its 83rd annual meeting with the theme...
Industry Generosity Ignites New Electric Vehicle Service Course at Ridgewater
Spicer, Minnesota (January 26, 2024) – As demand grows for electric vehicles (EV) across Minnesota and the entire...
Lakeside Quilters of Tamarack wins Touchstone Energy® Community Award
Cohasset, Minn. – Lake Country Power selected the Lakeside Quilters of Tamarack, Minn., as the winner of its annual...