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Grid modernization takes shape on transmission lines

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Great River Energy recently entered into another innovative pilot project to further its grid modernization efforts. The cooperative is working with Prisma Photonics to deploy its monitoring technology across approximately 90 miles of existing transmission lines in northern and central Minnesota. The technology will help Great River Energy serve its members better by offering operators […]

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Great River Energy: Powering what’s possible

Cooperatives, Power generation resources, Transmission /

Great River Energy provides wholesale electric service to Minnesota electric cooperatives with an eye toward its triple bottom line of rates, reliability and environmental stewardship. Great River Energy’s wholesale electric rates stand approximately 20% below the weighted regional average cost of electricity. Its reliability scores remain strong, and the cooperative is testing leading-edge technologies to

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Preparation pays off during cold snap

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While member-consumers experienced temperatures as low as 35 below zero in early January, their electric service remained dependable. The region’s grid operator, MISO, implemented conservative operations Jan. 17-22, which required MISO members such as Great River Energy to delay non-essential maintenance. It also signaled that grid conditions may require special attention in the event of

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Meeting the membership where they are

Cooperatives, Member-owner cooperatives, Power generation resources, Transmission /

Great River Energy leadership traveled north and south to share information, discuss strategies with hundreds of member-owners Great River Energy is owned by 26 member-owner cooperatives. Each one of them is governed by a local board of directors that is elected from and by the membership. Hundreds of those leaders of Minnesota’s electric cooperatives gathered

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Great River Energy, ITC Midwest and Xcel Energy move forward with Upper Midwest’s first 765-kV electric transmission backbone

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Project will bolster regional reliability and minimize environmental impact Several energy providers launched their plan to provide long-term electric reliability for customers by developing the Upper Midwest’s first 765-kilovolt (kV) transmission project, which will meet the significant growth in electricity use projected in the coming decades and improve access to new energy sources needed to

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Minnesota Power, Great River Energy receive key regulatory approvals to build 345-kV transmission line for reliable, resilient grid

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The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission today approved the Certificate of Need and Route Permit for Minnesota Power and Great River Energy’s jointly owned high-voltage transmission line to bolster electric reliability in northern and central Minnesota and support the regional clean energy transition. The Northland Reliability Project is an approximately 180-mile, double-circuit, 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line

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Special foundations used for transmission lines crossing swampy land

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Great River Energy crews installed 11 special foundations known as “helical bucket piles” on the Portage Lake to Palisade power line project due to the lines crossing swampy land. Typical wood pole construction entails drilling a large hole, about 3 feet wide by 15 to 20 feet deep, and setting the pole in the open

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Great River Energy partners with Prisma Photonics to deploy advanced grid monitoring solution across Minnesota

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Prisma Photonics’ state of the art technology leverages existing fiber optic infrastructure to enable real-time grid monitoring for extreme weather threats like icing and wildfires Great River Energy, the not-for-profit power cooperative serving 1.7 million people across Minnesota and Wisconsin, today announced a partnership with Prisma Photonics to deploy its PrismaPower™ monitoring technology across approximately

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MISO approves historic portfolio of high-voltage electric transmission lines

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Great River Energy to be involved in 3 projects, including 765-kV ‘superhighway’ MISO approved of a new set of high-voltage transmission projects on Thursday, Dec. 12, that will help energy companies in the Upper Midwest, like Great River Energy, continue to deliver reliable energy and expand a robust electrical grid that features more carbon-free renewable

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Service center expansion provides boost to local reliability

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Great River Energy recently completed the expansion of its St. James Service Center following a complex, year-long project that doubled the size of the existing office and shop. Transmission technicians, equipment and maintenance materials are strategically located at service centers throughout Great River Energy’s service territory to help ensure reliable, responsive service to Minnesota cooperatives

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