Great River Energy achieves strong reliability in 2024 Keeping the lights on is Great River Energy’s core business and the cooperative delivered in every regard in 2024. Great River Energy closely monitors reliability by tracking outages affecting its member-owners’ distribution substations that are triggered by issues on the transmission system. In 2024, the cooperative recorded […]
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Severe Weather Awareness Week is designed to 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 7-11 in Minnesota. The state conducts tornado drills April 10.
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Brooklyn and Breezy, a pair of peregrine falcons, have returned to their Great River Energy nesting box for their 11th and 8th consecutive years, respectively. Breeding pairs tend to be monogamous throughout their lifespan and return to the same nesting location year after year. Since its return, the falcon pair has laid four eggs that
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The region’s grid operator, MISO, estimates that it delivered more than $5 billion in benefits in 2024 through its region-wide approach to grid reliability, market operations and regional transmission planning. “MISO’s continued collaboration with our members and stakeholders has been instrumental to maintaining reliability and adding value for the 45 million people who depend on
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The board of directors for Great River Energy member-owner cooperative East Central Energy (ECE) approved four new Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) loans in 2024, providing $730,000 in financing to support a variety of economic development and business expansion projects in east central Minnesota. From food processing to fire trucks, this RLF — supported by the
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Great River Energy recently entered into another innovative pilot project to further its grid modernization efforts. The cooperative is working with Prisma Photonics to deploy its monitoring technology across approximately 90 miles of existing transmission lines in northern and central Minnesota. The technology will help Great River Energy serve its members better by offering operators
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Great River Energy team recognized for application of novel EV roadmap tool A team of Great River Energy employees was recently recognized by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for the application of an interactive, online tool for understanding where, when and how much electric vehicle (EV) charging load is likely to materialize on the
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Each year, a statewide group of electric cooperatives conducts a program that recognizes local organizations — oftentimes nonprofits — that bring value to and make a positive impact on the communities they serve. Minnesota’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives are part of a national network of electric cooperatives across 46 states dedicated to the values of integrity,
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Great River Energy provides wholesale electric service to Minnesota electric cooperatives with an eye toward its triple bottom line of rates, reliability and environmental stewardship. Great River Energy’s wholesale electric rates stand approximately 20% below the weighted regional average cost of electricity. Its reliability scores remain strong, and the cooperative is testing leading-edge technologies to
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Great River Energy finalized a power purchase agreement and surplus interconnection service agreement with Apex Clean Energy for the 300-megawatt Big Bend Wind project in southern Minnesota. This deal employs a groundbreaking strategy that uses Great River Energy’s existing injection rights with the region’s grid operator, MISO, to bypass traditional interconnection challenges and accelerate development
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