Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association recently announced the appointment of Luke Johnson as its new chief executive officer/general manager. Johnson, who holds 22 years of experience in the electric cooperative industry and served as the electric and broadband operations manager at Meeker Cooperative since 2018, will be the sixth manager in the co-op’s 88-year …
As Minnesotans prepare for extreme Midwestern weather during Severe Weather Awareness Week April 17-21, Great River Energy and its 27 member-owner cooperatives and customers are prepared to keep the power flowing to homes, farms and businesses. “Though most end-use members experience very little time without electricity, we do see an increase in disruption of electric …
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Annual meeting signals the start of a new year for the board, as directors are seated and officers are elected The Great River Energy board of directors meets monthly to provide direction on the operation of the cooperative. One time each year, however, the membership meets to review the function of the board itself. Annual …
Filing with Minnesota Public Utilities Commission lays out pathway to complying with state’s carbon-free standard Great River Energy filed its 2023 integrated resource plan on March 31 with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. The document details the cooperative’s commitment to reliably meet its member-owners’ energy needs in a cost-effective and environmentally responsible way as it …
Great River Energy returned $25 million to members in the latest cash payout from the not-for-profit cooperative. Great River Energy and its member-owners are cooperatives. The don’t sell energy to customers. They provide electric service to members. Members get to vote in cooperative elections. Members can run for the board of directors. Members also have …
When Stearns Electric Association wanted to attract a crowd of firefighters, police officers and other first responders to its warehouse for three hours of electric vehicle (EV) safety training on a Wednesday night last fall, the co-op relied on two powerful tools to drum up interest: its communications team and free food. The cooperative — …
Like all cooperatives, Great River Energy strives to provide great, affordable service and meet the needs of its membership. Electricity is being produced in new ways and cooperative members are finding different ways to use that electricity in their homes and businesses. Great River Energy and its member-owners have adapted remarkably to both trends. They …
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Great River Energy recently hosted a Safety Day event for transmission employees who work in safety-sensitive positions. Safety Day is time set aside for learning and continuing to build and strengthen Great River Energy’s strong safety culture. Jonathan Geiger, leader of power system protection at Great River Energy, attended the day-long event and said he …
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The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association dedicates the second Monday in April as a time to thank and recognize line technicians and the critical work they do in all communities. Great River Energy’s 34 line technicians help maintain more than 5,200 miles of transmission power lines in Minnesota and North Dakota. Mike Heinz, line technician …
Great River Energy’s Logan Bell, relay technician and electrician, was driving on County Road 12 near one of the cooperative’s substations on an icy January morning when he came upon a car that slid off the road and rolled into a pine tree. He stopped to check on potential occupants in the vehicle and found …
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