Members get up-close look at their wholesale power provider
A group of Lake Country Power (LCP) member-owners recently got a firsthand look at how the electricity they receive at home is made and moved by visiting several Great River Energy sites over the course of a daylong informational tour.
Approximately 50 members traveled by bus from northern Minnesota to learn more about electric cooperatives, where their power comes from and how Great River Energy works to ensure affordable, reliable service.
Members were first given a guided tour of the cooperative’s Maple Grove headquarters by several employee experts at stations that focused on the Midwest energy market, electric vehicle technology and aspects of Great River Energy’s power supply portfolio, such as wind and solar power.
From there, members traveled to Great River Energy’s Elk River campus to tour a peaking power plant and see a transmission substation up close.
More than dozen Great River Energy employees representing several departments — from power supply, member services and transmission, among others — played a role in conducting the tour.
“Our members found the power supply tour to be very informative and worth their time to attend,” said Tami Zaun, public relations coordinator at LCP. “Energy tours are one of the best events you can offer your members because it makes them feel connected to their cooperative community while providing valuable information and understanding for what it takes to power their lives back home. The relationships you build along the miles traveled are invaluable. They become lifelong co-op advocates and friends.”
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