Great River Energy | More than a power company

More than a power company

Great River Energy is a not-for-profit wholesale electric power cooperative serving 27 member-owner distribution cooperatives. Together, our systems provide reliable, cleaner electricity while maintaining affordable rates for 1.7 million people.

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Great River Energy donates fire test hose station to Trimont Fire Department
Apr 12, 2024

Great River Energy has donated a fire hose test station to the Trimont Fire Department, which is the department that would provide emergency services for Great River Energy’s Lakefield Junction

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$15 million returned to members
Apr 11, 2024

Cash payments to members are central to cooperative business model Cooperatives are not-for-profit organizations that are owned by the members they serve with their services provided at cost. They

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Thanks to the lineworkers who keep the lights on
Apr 01, 2024

Great River Energy, wholesale power provider to 27 member distribution cooperatives, is asking Minnesota communities to join the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and hundreds of co-ops

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Integrated resource plan gets OK from Minnesota PUC
Mar 13, 2024

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) gave the green light to Great River Energy’s integrated resource plan (IRP), which outlines the cooperative’s 2023-37 generation portfolio

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