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EPRI modeling evaluates potential decarbonization strategies for Minnesota

Beneficial electrification, Cooperatives /

Minnesota passed legislation at the beginning of 2023 requiring the state’s utilities to use 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. But even before it became law, Great River Energy collaborated with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to model and analyze potential energy system transitions under different decarbonization pathways, including a zero-emitting electric power sector, in …

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Co-ops register ‘virtual power plant’ in regional capacity market

Power generation resources /

More than 140 megawatts (MW) added to the Midwest capacity market this year by Great River Energy came not in the form of a new wind farm or traditional power plant, but instead by aggregating and registering load-modifying resources as a “virtual” power plant. Great River Energy and its 27 member-owner cooperatives operate several demand …

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Public outreach continues for Northland Reliability Project

Community, Cooperatives, Transmission /

Great River Energy and Minnesota Power hosted a second phase of public open houses in May for the Northland Reliability Project in six communities where attendees could ask questions and provide input on the transmission line’s preliminary route. More than 200 property owners attended the events. The two utilities plan to build an approximately 180-mile, …

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Stearns Electric secures $1.5M USDA loan to support the state’s first whey-based distillery

Community, Cooperatives, Economic development, Member-owner cooperatives /

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $1.5 million loan to Stearns Electric Association through the Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant Program (REDLG) to support the owners of Redhead Creamery in their efforts to establish an innovative on-farm distillery that uses the leftover whey from their cheesemaking process to produce premium distilled …

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Youth clinics kick off for the season

Community, Cooperatives, Member-owner cooperatives /

A partnership between Great River Energy, the Minnesota Twins and the Twins Community Fund is bringing free youth baseball and softball clinics across the state this summer. Created in 1961 by longtime Twins scout Angelo Giuliana, the Play Ball! Minnesota youth clinics offer an opportunity for participants ages 6-13 to pitch and hit in their …

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Leadership talks safety with Great River Energy employees

Cooperatives, Safety, Transmission /

Two members of Great River Energy’s leadership team recently set out to talk safety with field employees.  The purpose of the visits was to gain a better understanding about work happening in the field, provide an opportunity for employees to share challenges or ask questions, and for employees to highlight safety improvements they have identified …

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Four young falcons hatch

Community, Sustainability /

The peregrine falcons that reside in Great River Energy’s Elk River nest box, Brooklyn and Breezy, are busy caring for their four eyasses (young falcons) that recently hatched. Representatives from the Raptor Resource Project will be onsite to band the eyasses in late May. Watch the falcons on Great River Energy’s peregrine falcon birdcam at …

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Northland Reliability Project open houses continue

Company news, Transmission /

Minnesota Power and Great River Energy invite the public to attend a second phase of open houses for their Northland Reliability Project where they can ask questions and provide input on the transmission line’s preliminary route. Minnesota Power, a utility division of ALLETE Inc. (NYSE: ALE), and Great River Energy plan to build an approximately …

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Preparing for severe weather

Cooperatives, Safety /

Severe Weather Awareness Week is designed to refresh, remind and educate everyone about the seasonal threats from severe weather and how to avoid them. It’s also a great time to make and practice your emergency plan, refresh your emergency preparedness kit and revisit what to do should you encounter a downed power line. Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 17-21 in Minnesota, and a statewide tornado drill …

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