Other services and business ventures - Great River Energy

Other services and business ventures

Part of Great River Energy’s success stems from our ability to provide a variety of services to our member co-ops and other customers. We add value for our members by leveraging our key assets.

GRE HERC Services LLC

GRE HERC Services LLC operates the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) located in downtown Minneapolis, on behalf of Hennepin County.

Energy marketing

Great River Energy is a member-owner of ACES, a nationwide energy management company. ACES transacts several billion dollars annually on behalf of its clients, who operate in nearly every wholesale electric market region of the US and have a collective portfolio of approximately 47,000 megawatts of both load and resources.

Providing services “as agent,” ACES represents its clients in the marketplace, working to manage energy risk. Because ACES does not buy or sell energy on its own behalf, it avoids conflicts of interest and ensures consistent and complete alignment with the best interests of the organizations it serves.