Our Cooperatives

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Agralite Electric Cooperative

It’s not often a cooperative can say its name describes exactly what it does and who it largely serves, but Agralite Electric Cooperative fits that...
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Arrowhead Electric Cooperative

Tucked away near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Lake Superior and Ontario, Canada, is Arrowhead Cooperative. After forming in 1953 when the Lutsen Light...
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BENCO Electric Cooperative

When cooperatives work together, great things can happen. BENCO Electric Cooperative (BENCO), which has served southern Minnesota residents with reliable, affordable electric service since...
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Brown County Rural Electric Association

Better together: When cooperatives work together, they can accomplish great things. Throughout its history, Brown County Rural Electrical Association (Brown County REA) has served its...
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Cooperative Light & Power

One of Great River Energy’s northernmost member-owners, Cooperative Light & Power (CLP), provides critical energy during long winters. Although it’s cold outside, CLP continues to...
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Crow Wing Power

Crow Wing Power is committed to economic development in our region.
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Dakota Electric Association

Dakota Electric Association is the second largest electric cooperative in Minnesota and ranked among the 25 largest electric distribution cooperatives in the nation. The co-op’s...
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East Central Energy

It’s true what they say: If you’ve visited one co-op, you’ve visited one co-op. And Great River Energy is no exception with 28 member-owner cooperatives...
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Federated Rural Electric Association

Federated Rural Electric Association serves the heavily agricultural Jackson and Martin counties with an electric system that employs advanced technology and innovative staff. The Jackson,...
click to open Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association

Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association

With more than 90 percent of its members owning homes and farmsteads, Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association (GCCEA) understands the importance of serving the people...
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Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative Electrical Association

In the middle of the Heartland Lakes near Itasca State Park sits Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative Electrical Association (IM), one of Great River Energy’s 28 member-owner cooperatives...
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Kandiyohi Power Cooperative

Leading-edge technology might not be top of mind when you think of the heart of rural Minnesota, but Kandiyohi Power Cooperative (KPC), one of Great...
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Lake Country Power

This member-owner cooperative makes do with what it has and stretches it as far as it will go. Lake Country Power (LCP) has the largest...
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Lake Region Electric Cooperative

Minnesota earned the nickname of “Land of 10,000 Lakes” and it has Otter Tail County to thank for over 1,000 of those, which is more...
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McLeod Cooperative Power Association

In 1935, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order No. 7037 establishing the Rural Electrification Administration. Within the year, loan applications from farmer-based cooperatives made rural electrification...
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Meeker Cooperative

Meeker Cooperative’s year of incorporation alone—1935—suggests it holds a storied history, which the electric co-op delivers on and continues to add to year after year...
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Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative

In 1939, the newly formed Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative (MLEC) proudly served 300 people on a few miles of line. Throughout its 80 years of service, MLEC...
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Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative

Situated just southwest of the Twin Cities, Jordan-based Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) provides electricity to one of the sweetest places on earth. Jim’s...
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Nobles Cooperative Electric

Electric cooperatives were built to help serve rural communities. Serving a county with no stoplights or even railroads, Nobles Cooperative Electric (NCE) knows exactly what...
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North Itasca Electric Cooperative

Mission Statement North Itasca Electric Co-op is committed to being a progressive and viable service organization for the benefit of our member-owners and communities...
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Redwood Electric Cooperative

Tucked away in the southwest portion of the state is Clements, Minnesota, home to approximately 115 residents and the headquarters location of Redwood Electric Cooperative...
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Runestone Electric Association

Runestone Electric Association’s roots run deep – even from an electric cooperative standpoint. The Alexandria, Minn.-based co-op’s origins began soon after Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
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South Central Electric Association

This member-owner cooperative served an entirely rural area with no towns, stores or even a gas station until 2015. That year, South Central Electric Association...
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Stearns Electric Association

An innovative approach to promoting electric vehicles (EVs) earned this month’s featured co-op a spotlight on the national stage. Stearns Electric Association’s communications team was...
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Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric (SWCE), for example, is a community partner and works to attract new businesses to the Faribault, Minn., area. And the cooperative...
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Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative

This member-owner cooperative has deep roots in its communities and provides electric service to one of the largest seed corn companies in the United States...
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Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association

Since 1937, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) has powered rural Wright County and western Hennepin County. The cooperative provides not only electric service, but also...