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Grid optimization project kicks off with drone installation event

Cooperatives, Transmission /

Approximately 20 people gathered Tuesday, April 30, near a substation in Maple Grove, Minnesota, to watch the first drone installation in the United States of a Heimdall “Neuron.” These dynamic transmission line rating sensors collect real-time information about the line and its environment with the goal of increasing capacity, or the amount of electricity that […]

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A ‘Great Place To Work’

Company news, Employee news /

Great River Energy’s company culture earns national recognition Great River Energy once again earned a “Great Place To Work” certification following the results of a recent employee survey. The award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Great River Energy. This year, 89% of employees said the cooperative is

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Member voices heard at annual meetings

Cooperatives, Member-owner cooperatives /

Electric cooperatives are connected to their members by more than just the lines that power their homes and businesses. This connection is demonstrated through what is known as the “cooperative difference”— the tangible and intangible ways the cooperative business model benefits members and their communities. Electric cooperatives are member-driven organizations guided by several principles that

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Clinics offer a local Twins experience for youth

Community, Cooperatives, Member-owner cooperatives /

Youth across the state will get firsthand experience learning the fundamentals of baseball and softball right in their own neighborhoods this summer through a partnership between Great River Energy, the Minnesota Twins and the Twins Community Fund. Created in 1961 by longtime Twins scout Angelo Giuliana, the Play Ball! Minnesota youth clinics offer an opportunity

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Award honors nonprofit’s commitment to community

Community, Cooperatives, Member-owner cooperatives /

United Way of McLeod County was named the winner of this year’s Minnesota Touchstone Energy Community Award, which was recently presented as part of Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s (MREA) annual meeting. The organization was nominated by McLeod Cooperative Power, one of Great River Energy’s 27 member-owners, as part of an award program that honors local

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Great River Energy donates fire test hose station to Trimont Fire Department

Community, Company news, Sustainability /

Great River Energy has donated a fire hose test station to the Trimont Fire Department, which is the department that would provide emergency services for Great River Energy’s Lakefield Junction Station in the event of a fire or site emergency. The test station is used to test fire hoses to ensure they are achieving optimal

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Honoring those who light up our communities

Cooperatives, Employee news, Transmission /

National Lineworker Appreciation Day recognizes the essential workers who maintain the electric grid You probably don’t think about them until your power goes out, but electric lineworkers protect homes and communities 24 hours a day. Like other first responders who keep people safe, lineworkers endure all kinds of weather and challenging conditions. Great River Energy

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New tech holds potential to unlock hidden grid capacity

Renewable energy, Transmission /

Great River Energy is seeking to expand capacity of its transmission resources by testing an exciting new technology. Following an internal planning study to identify lines with potential congestion and the highest financial impact, Great River Energy selected a transmission line in West Central Minnesota for a pilot project that uses Heimdall Power’s “Neurons.” These

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