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Cybersecurity month reinforces importance of good security practices

Safety /

Cybersecurity Awareness Month has been recognized by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency every October since 2004. The event offers a reminder for individuals to protect themselves online as threats to technology and confidential data become more commonplace. Great River Energy takes cyber threats very seriously and has several tips to help individuals make smart […]

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Ukrainian students learn about leadership, energy during tour

Community, Cooperatives /

Eighteen students visiting from the Ukraine recently toured Great River Energy’s Maple Grove headquarters and received a taste of home during the event. The students, ages 13 through 18, were in Minnesota as part of a five-week business and entrepreneurship program sponsored by Global Synergy Group, a nonprofit whose goal is to strengthen communities in

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Experience, education inspire the switch to electric vehicles

Beneficial electrification, Company news, Cooperatives, Electric vehicles /

Humans are creatures of habit, settling into routines and rarely disrupting them unless advantages are presented by alternatives. But more people are finding themselves breaking out of their comfort zones — even if just for a few minutes — to feel what it could be like if they owned an all-electric vehicle (EV). Utilities like

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Membership approves customer arrangement with Connexus Energy

Company news, Cooperatives, Member-owner cooperatives /

Great River Energy’s member-owner cooperatives today approved the agreements required for Connexus Energy to transition from member-owner to customer of Great River Energy. Great River Energy will continue to supply wholesale energy to Connexus Energy, and the new agreements will establish a contractual framework for Connexus Energy to secure more of its own power supply

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Electric fleet vehicles present advantages for utilities

Beneficial electrification, Cooperatives, Electric vehicles, Member-owner cooperatives /

Great River Energy recently hosted an event that featured the state’s largest collection of electric utility fleet-specific vehicles to showcase how the technology is being applied to transportation options within the utility industry. Vehicles ranging from a cargo van to a mini excavator and even a hybrid bucket truck— all powered by electricity — were

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Completed transmission project will meet new demand for members

Cooperatives, Member-owner cooperatives, Transmission /

The electric system in northern Minnesota is stronger today, thanks to a new Great River Energy transmission project near Bigfork. A ribbon-cutting event was recently held to celebrate the completion of a new 14-mile, 69-kilovolt transmission line Great River Energy constructed that connects the new North Itasca Electric Cooperative substation to the electric grid. The

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Cooperatives bring EVs to Greater Minnesota

Beneficial electrification, Community, Cooperatives, Electric vehicles, Member-owner cooperatives /

A coalition of electric cooperatives worked together to hold the first annual Southwest MN Electric Vehicle (EV) event where rural residents were able to get a firsthand look at — and even test drive — several EV models. The event, held Aug. 10 at the Windom Community Center, also helped raise awareness of the many

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