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, […]
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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
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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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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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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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Severe Weather Awareness Week, April 8-12, is a great time for Minnesotans to prepare for unpredictable and extreme Midwestern weather. Great River Energy and its 27 member-owner cooperatives and customers are always working to keep the power flowing to homes, farms and businesses. “During severe weather, such as tornados, straight-line winds and hail, it’s important
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Great River Energy, wholesale power provider to 27 member distribution cooperatives, is asking Minnesota communities to join the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and hundreds of co-ops across the U.S. in recognizing the work line technicians do for the communities they serve on April 8, 2024, Lineworker Appreciation Day. “Our line technicians play a critical
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Great River Energy continues to transition its power supply portfolio to serve members and adapt to a changing market while charting a path to achieve carbon-free energy requirements — all while recording the strongest financial results in the organization’s history. Great River Energy again rewarded its members’ investment in the cooperative by issuing $25 million
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As Minnesota moves toward a carbon-free energy future, the state permitting process for transmission projects has risen high on the list of issues that need to be addressed, and it is expected to be a key focus at Minnesota’s legislative session this year. Building transmission lines, such as the 180-mile Northland Reliability Project that Great
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