Cooperatives like Great River Energy and its member-owners are unique. They operate at cost, only collecting enough revenue to serve their members and meet their financial obligations. They are also governed by boards of directors elected by, and from, the membership. The Great River Energy board of directors welcomed its newest member in January when …
Great River Energy has put into service an all-electric utility vehicle to gain more experience with electric field vehicles and follow the principle to “electrify everything.” The vehicle, a Polaris Ranger XP Kinetic, arrived last fall at the cooperative’s Dickinson Converter Station located in Buffalo, Minnesota, and employees have been putting it to the test. …
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) recently released its annual winter outlook in which it outlines expectations for the winter season. MISO is expecting a mild winter for most of its territory. January is forecasted to have the highest winter peak demand in the range of 102 to 107 gigawatts (GW), with generation supply availability …
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Great River Energy received a top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-24 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Great River Energy joins the ranks of 545 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year …
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‘Tis the season of giving and spreading goodwill. While Great River Energy participates in several year-end donation initiatives, the company also maintains a giving spirit throughout the year as it upholds the “concern for community” cooperative principle. Great River Energy believes in supporting the communities it serves even beyond its business purpose of providing electricity. …
Great River Energy’s member-owner cooperatives have something new to be proud of: 96% of the meters in Great River Energy’s service area are now smart meters, which is ahead of the curve for co-ops nationally. All of Great River Energy’s 27 member co-ops are nearly finished installing advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to replace traditional analog …
Grid North Partners utilities, including Great River Energy, recently announced 19 transmission upgrade projects primarily in Minnesota that will reduce congestion on the system. The projects can be implemented over the next three years and will be paid for by the individual utilities. “Market congestion is an issue right now and big transmission projects take …
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Great River Energy Vice President and Chief Transmission Officer Priti Patel recently participated on a panel discussion with other industry leaders at the LIUNA Laborers Training Center in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. The event, known as the Minnesota Infrastructure Summit, focused on the energy transition that is taking place in the state from fossil fuels to …
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Great River Energy Vice President and Chief Power Supply Officer Jon Brekke recently visited the cooperative’s Cambridge Peaking Station where he met with employees to speak about mindfulness and safety. Great River Energy leaders regularly visit worksites to gain a better understanding about work happening in the field, provide an opportunity for employees to share …
New report shows economic impact of electric co-ops in Minnesota, nationally A new analysis finds that electric cooperatives have a wide-ranging economic impact in the United States, supporting nearly 623,000 jobs with $51 billion in pay and benefits each year while contributing hundreds of billions of dollars to the economy over a five-year period. According …