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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 tha...
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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 Ligh...
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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 1935, regularl...
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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 it...
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Connexus Energy

Connexus Energy, the largest member-owned utility in Minnesota, has served its communities since 1937 when a group of residents formed the Anoka County Cooperative Ligh...
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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 t...
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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 (DEA) is the second largest electric cooperative in Minnesota and ranked among the 25 largest electric distribution cooperatives in the nation. Th...
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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 cooperative...
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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...
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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 peopl...
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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. Eac...
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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 Grea...
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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 larges...
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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 mor...
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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 electrificatio...
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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, MLE...
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Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative

Situated just south of the Twin Cities, Jordan, Minn.-based Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) provides electricity to one of the sweetest places on earth. Jim’s Appl...
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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 wha...
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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. North Itasca Electri...
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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 Cooperativ...
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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 created th...
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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 Associatio...
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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 wa...
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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 has bee...
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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. Todd-Waden...
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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 als...