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 …
A significant economic boost is expected from the Northland Reliability Project with positive impacts on jobs and wages and about $2 billion in total impacts to Minnesota’s economy, according to a study by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Labovitz School of Business and Economics. Minnesota Power and …
Northland Reliability transmission project provides sizable boost to state’s economy Read More »
Great River Energy has donated a fire hose test station to the Trimont Fire Department, which is the department that would provide emergency services for Great River Energy’s Lakefield Junction Station in the event of a fire or site emergency. The test station is used to test fire hoses to ensure they are achieving optimal …
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Maintaining vegetation under and near transmission lines is key to providing safe and reliable electricity. A disruption of service can occur when overhead wires and cables contact vegetation or when trees or branches are broken during rain, wind, snow or ice storms and damage the lines or conductors. Great River Energy performs regular right-of-way maintenance …
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The peregrine falcons that reside in Great River Energy’s Elk River nest box, Brooklyn and Breezy, recently produced five eggs. This is a first for this pair of falcons as they’ve never produced this many eggs. The eyasses (young falcons) are expected to hatch from their eggs in early May, after a 33-day incubation period. …
A sure sign of spring at Great River Energy’s Elk River, Minnesota, campus is the return of peregrine falcons to the nesting box located onsite. Brooklyn, the male falcon, has returned for a 10th consecutive year and Breezy, the female falcon, has returned for a seventh year. Breeding pairs tend to be monogamous throughout their …
Great River Energy’s commitment to plant and restore pollinator habitats across its eligible sites continued this fall as several late fall plantings were completed the last several days of October. The plantings are part of Great River Energy’s Pollinator Strong initiative, a pledge to environmental sustainability by creating food and nesting space for animals and …
Great River Energy’s commitment to plant and restore pollinator habitats across its eligible sites continues this fall as several late fall plantings are scheduled for the last several days of October. The plantings are part of Great River Energy’s Pollinator Strong initiative, a pledge to environmental sustainability by creating food and nesting space for animals …
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) works best when the federal government collaborates with local property owners to conserve wildlife. That’s what an electric cooperative leader from Minnesota told a U.S. House of Representatives panel during a recent visit to Washington, D.C. East Central Energy (ECE), one of Great River Energy’s 27 member-owner cooperatives, has firsthand …
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Great River Energy celebrates commitment to pollinator habitat Great River Energy employees and their families gathered one evening during National Pollinator Week at the company’s Maple Grove building to celebrate the launch of the cooperative’s Pollinator Strong initiative. The event was attended by more than 170 people, including guests from Minnesota Native Landscapes and the …