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Full articleReport details power supply plans
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Great River Energy and member-owners apply for New ERA funding
Great River Energy, a not-for-profit wholesale electric cooperative, along with a majority of its member-owners are pleased to announce they have filed a Letter of Interest with the United States
Full articleOrpen named vice president
A longtime Great River Energy leader has been tapped to guide the next chapter for the cooperative’s corporate and member services division. Lisa Orpen was recently named Great River Energy’s
Full articleNorthland Reliability Project application filed for Certificate of Need and Route Permit
After months of planning and routing and revision, Great River Energy and Minnesota Power filed an application Aug. 4 for a Certificate of Need and Route Permit from the Minnesota Public Utilities
Full articleMinnesota Power, Great River Energy advance joint 345-kV transmission line project with application for Certificate of Need, Route Permit
Minnesota Power and Great River Energy today are filing an application for a Certificate of Need and Route Permit from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) to build a high-voltage
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