Minnesotans showed up in droves to the Midwest’s largest public garden earlier this month to learn about pollinators and the ways in which bees, butterflies, beetles and more need the public’s help to thrive. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Farm at the Arb, in partnership with Great River Energy, welcomed over 500 people to the Honey …
Great River Energy Cooperative Careers Camp provides students an inside look at energy careers Fifty high school students got a taste of the many career paths available with electric cooperatives at a recent event hosted by Great River Energy. The first-ever Cooperative Careers Camp was held last month at Great River Energy’s Elk River campus. …
Great River Energy, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum collaborate on educational initiative Great River Energy, a not-for-profit wholesale electric cooperative serving 27 member-owner distribution cooperatives, today announced its partnership with the Farm at the Arb at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska to further promote pollinator initiatives and education. The partnership includes Great River Energy’s sponsorship of …
New headquarters demonstrate cooperative focus on economic development Many Great River Energy member-owner cooperatives have recognized the need to update their headquarters buildings, service centers and other facilities in recent years to better serve their members and ensure the safety of their staff. The unique ways they have approached these projects have created significant economic …
The Eagan Police Department added a Tesla Model Y Performance to its fleet of squad vehicles over a year ago as part of a demonstration project and the reviews are in: “This [car] is very fast and a lot of fun to drive in a police setting.” Those words from Detective Chris Meade were representative …
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Great River Energy employees recently completed a massive effort to submit applications for the second round of funding from the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program, which is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Among other things, the GRIP program will provide funds for projects in the arenas of grid resilience, smart grid and …
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Regional power grid provides an outlook for the peak summer season The Midwest grid operator, known as MISO, anticipates a stable summer for the region’s electric grid, projecting a probable peak demand of around 123 gigawatts (GW) and total available generation capacity of approximately 143 GW. While MISO expects sufficient capacity for normal summer conditions, …
As the energy industry continues to evolve, electric cooperatives are ensuring their members are kept up to date on major topics that are currently affecting — or could, in the future — their particular region. One of the ways cooperatives are engaging their membership on current trends and topics is by hosting events that gather …
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Great River Energy program recognizes team members who step up and apply their training when they see people in need A guiding principle among electric cooperatives is “concern for community.” Great River Energy encourages its employees to act as a second set of eyes and ears in their community and to render assistance when needed. …
Homeowners, farmers and commercial/industrial businesses experienced fewer interruptions this spring to the appliances they have enrolled in their cooperative’s demand response programs thanks to grid modernization tools implemented by Great River Energy. Through the dual fuel load control program, cooperative members can sign up to have their heating systems fueled by a secondary system — …
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