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Minnesota Power, Great River Energy break ground on transformative transmission line for a reliable, resilient grid

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Northland Reliability Project is first major transmission initiative in MISO’s Tranche 1 BECKER, Minn. – Energy leaders and state partners gathered today at a groundbreaking celebration for the Northland Reliability Project, a transformative transmission project that will boost grid reliability and resilience in northern and central Minnesota as the clean-energy transition continues. Jointly owned by […]

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Powerful precision tool improves reliability

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In an industry that is rapidly evolving with new technologies and increasing demand for efficiency, Great River Energy continues its strides to stay ahead by investing in innovative tools and strategies. One of those tools has transformed how the cooperative manages infrastructure and responds to transmission events. Previously, whenever a fault on the transmission system

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Neurons boost grid capacity

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Great River Energy and Heimdall share dynamic line rating project results One year ago, Great River Energy started the largest dynamic line rating (DLR) deployment in the United States with the goal of getting more capacity out of its existing transmission lines. The cooperative partnered with Heimdall Power to install 50 “Neurons” on 10 transmission

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Advancing the industry

Beneficial electrification, Cooperatives, Electric vehicles, Transmission /

Great River Energy hosted DTECH Midwest, one of the utility industry’s preeminent events Great River Energy recently served as host utility for a major regional conference that brought together electric utilities, tech providers, government officials and more to discuss solutions to challenges currently facing the industry. The inaugural DTECH Midwest conference, held July 14-16 in

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All hands on deck: Co-ops step up during heat wave

Power generation resources, Transmission /

In late July, a heat dome settled over the heart of the country, causing electricity demand to soar. In response, the Midwest grid operator, MISO, declared conservative operations. This meant that utilities in the region had to keep all grid resources on standby, ready for action. Great River Energy quickly rescheduled all planned maintenance and

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Patel elected to MDU Resources board of directors

Employee news, Transmission /

MDU Resources Group, Inc. announced that Priti Patel, vice president and chief transmission officer at Great River Energy, has been elected to its board of directors following nomination by the board and approval by shareholders. Patel brings 28 years of experience in the energy industry, with a focus on electric transmission systems, infrastructure planning and

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Employees spend week working with Habitat for Humanity

Community, Cooperatives, Transmission /

Great River Energy employees rolled up their sleeves to support the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity organization by helping to build new homes in Prior Lake in May. This year, employees — primarily from the transmission division — worked on a set of four townhomes. Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is committed to building the

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Energy members can depend on

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Great River Energy achieves strong reliability in 2024 Keeping the lights on is Great River Energy’s core business and the cooperative delivered in every regard in 2024. Great River Energy closely monitors reliability by tracking outages affecting its member-owners’ distribution substations that are triggered by issues on the transmission system. In 2024, the cooperative recorded

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