Our Company:

Great River Energy is a generation and transmission (G&T) cooperative that provides wholesale electric service to 28 distribution co-ops that serve more than 620,000 members.

Power Lines:

Great River Energy owns more than 4,500 miles of transmission power lines and owns or co-owns more than 100 transmission substations. Our power lines cover about 60 percent of Minnesota and run into North Dakota and Wisconsin.

Power Plants:

Our 2,800-megawatt generation system comprises an effective mix of base load and peaking power plants, including coal, refuse-derived fuel, natural gas and oil plants, as well as wind generation.

Standby Rates:

Standby and supplemental services are applicable to an all-requirements member cooperative of Great River Energy with a retail customer who has an eligible on-site distributed generation system.

Renewables:

As Great River Energy continues to grow, our new power generation will include more environmentally sound renewable energy sources. Our power sources already include wind energy, refuse-derived fuel and hydropower. We are looking at ways to further diversify our energy portfolio by exploring biomass, fuel cells, clean coal and other technologies as they become available.

Energy Wise:

Saving energy means saving money. We want to help you save both. We offer a number of energy saving tips that will help you make your home more energy efficient. Learn how to be Energy Wise®.