The three young falcons residing in Great River Energy’s peregrine falcon nesting box at Elk River were recently banded. Representatives from the Raptor Resource Project conducted the banding and examined the young falcons. The two males and one female were deemed healthy. The band numbers assigned to each falcon are recorded in the Midwest Peregrine […]
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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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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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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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Great River Energy recently donated new equipment to local fire departments that would provide emergency services for two of the cooperative’s power plants in the event of a fire or site emergency. The fire departments serving Trimont and Dexter, Minnesota, each received a new test station that can be used to ensure their fire hoses
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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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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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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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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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Cash payments to members are central to cooperative business model Cooperatives are not-for-profit organizations that are owned by the members they serve with their services provided at cost. They only collect enough revenue to run the business and meet financial obligations. After paying operating expenses, all remaining margins are allocated to members based on revenue
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