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Service center expansion provides boost to local reliability

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Great River Energy recently completed the expansion of its St. James Service Center following a complex, year-long project that doubled the size of the existing office and shop. Transmission technicians, equipment and maintenance materials are strategically located at service centers throughout Great River Energy’s service territory to help ensure reliable, responsive service to Minnesota cooperatives […]

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Pursley recognized for reliability excellence

Employee news, Transmission /

Dick Pursley, director of transmission services at Great River Energy, was recently presented with this year’s HERO Award from Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO). The annual HERO Award serves as a peer recognition program for individuals who set standards of excellence aligned with the principles of high-reliability organizations. MRO’s mission is to identify, prioritize and assure

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Investing in the future

Company news, Initiatives, Sustainability /

Monarch conservation program approves Great River Energy’s membership in recognition of its work on pollinator preservation Great River Energy’s application for participation in the monarch candidate conservation agreement with assurances (CCAA) was approved, making the cooperative a formal member of this program. The CCAA is a voluntary program to create habitat for the monarch butterfly

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Great River Energy receives $15.4M for grid initiatives

Company news, Cooperatives, Transmission /

Great River Energy is one of 12 cooperative electric utilities across the country selected to negotiate contracts for over $97 million in federal infrastructure funding. The funding will be provided through the Department of Energy’s $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program, which was created through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 to

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A continued focus on resiliency

Transmission /

Great River Energy has long had a focus on resiliency. That means the cooperative is strengthening electric infrastructure and making it less susceptible to damage. At the same time, Great River Energy is enhancing the way it recovers from damage that does occur in order to minimize disruptions. Many resilience initiatives have been accomplished with

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Thorson celebrates 50 years of service

Cooperatives, Member-owner cooperatives /

Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative (TWEC) recently recognized the achievement of one of its most esteemed leaders as he reached 50 years of service to the cooperative’s board of directors. Mike Thorson has played a pivotal role in guiding and shaping TWEC’s mission and vision since 1974, ensuring that the cooperative’s members benefit from reliable and affordable

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Be the One: Employee speaks up and stops work for safety

Cooperatives, Safety /

Great River Energy’s Jim Zabel, telecommunications technician/electrician foreperson, saw a big red flag when he arrived at one of the cooperative’s communication tower sites to perform maintenance. He saw a contract crew digging a trench to access equipment 8 feet below ground. He also saw a problem: Nothing was preventing the trench walls from caving

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Grid-critical industry group gathers for conference

Cooperatives /

More than 70 telecommunications professionals from around the region gathered recently in Minneapolis for the Utilities Technology Council (UTC) Region 5 conference to discuss important topics that are critical to the operation of the electric grid. Great River Energy hosted the event, and Vice President and Chief Information Officer Jim Jones kicked off the annual

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Co-ops answer call for mutual aid

Community, Company news, Cooperatives, Member-owner cooperatives /

Minnesota electric cooperatives send lineworkers to restore power in communities ravaged by hurricanes Unprecedented times call for an unprecedented response. After evaluating the mass devastation caused to their communities by Hurricane Helene, several electric cooperatives in South Carolina put out a call for mutual aid to help restore power after the storm caused outages to

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