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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A unique project to introduce the benefits of electrification to organizations and government agencies with fleet vehicles is adding four all-electric vehicles to service in Minnesota. The transportation sector continues to experience rapid changes due to advancements in electric technology that offer several benefits in fleet applications. Great River Energy created an opportunity to showcase …
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Great River Energy’s leadership and board of directors hit the road earlier this month to educate member-owners about the company’s performance and plans for the future. Regional meetings were held in Mankato and Hinckley to offer a convenient option for both northern and southern cooperatives to attend in person. Nearly 200 member-owner directors and key …
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Public open houses for the Northland Reliability Project recently concluded after 14 meetings were held in seven different Minnesota cities from Grand Rapids to Becker. The meetings were held throughout the project’s study area to provide the public with information about Great River Energy, Minnesota Power and the project that the companies are jointly building. …
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The Energy Efficient Equipment (E3) Loan Program administered by Great River Energy is seeing an uptick in activity as businesses work to overcome challenges related to workforce shortages, inflationary interest rates, and increased shipping and material costs. One recent example is Midstate Plastics Corporation, a thermoforming and injection molded plastics manufacturer based in the northern …
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The Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) board of directors has named Marvin Denzer as interim chief executive officer of the cooperative. Denzer replaces Ryan Hentges, who accepted a position with Dakota Electric Association after six years leading MVEC. A graduate of North Dakota State University, Denzer began his MVEC career in 1991 as an engineer. …
Great River Energy employees have been hard at work for the last couple of years ensuring the massive power grid buildout underway in the Upper Midwest is in the best interest of the cooperative’s member-owners for reliability, affordability and fairness. They have enjoyed several significant victories throughout the process, not the least of which came …
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $1.5 million loan to Stearns Electric Association, one of Great River Energy’s 27 member-owner cooperatives, to support the expansion of the Berkon Outdoors manufacturing facility. Berkon Industries, LLC was established in 2001 as an all-cedar dock manufacturing company owned and operated by entrepreneur Eric Berscheid. Berkon …
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