Cooperative Values
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Leadership Message – March 2024
Stearns Electric Association is a member-owned, democratically-controlled business. Because of this, the Cooperative is led by a Board of Directors made up…
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Catholic Charities Impacts Local Communities Through Food Shelf and Toys for Tots
January 25, 2024
Through Stearns Electric’s Operation Round Up® program, member-consumers of the Cooperative give back to our area communities by rounding up…
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My Co-op Cares: INDY Foundation
November 22, 2023
Meaningful community involvement is one of the many values at Stearns Electric. We aim to achieve this in many different…
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CEO’s Message – October 2023
October is National Co-op Month
Electric cooperatives, such as Stearns Electric Association, are unique from electric utility providers in multiple ways. One way… -
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Powering the Community’s Best Interests
October 6, 2023
Delivering reliable, cost-effective energy may be what Stearns Electric is known for, but what sets us apart from for-profit companies… -
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Carbon-Free Energy Proposal Needs Safeguards for Cost, Reliability
January 20, 2023
On January 5, the Minnesota Legislature proposed a bill to transition all electricity sold in the state to be carbon-free…
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Stearns Electric Returns $2.1 Million in Capital Credit Patronage
November 30, 2022
In September 2022, the Stearns Electric Association Board of Directors authorized a $1.1 million general retirement of Cooperative Capital Credits…
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Board President’s Message – October 2022
Celebrating Membership
Fall is a busy time, and October is a particularly eventful month with school, community and sporting activities in full swing…. -
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Small Change; Huge Impact
November 23, 2021
Cooperative’s Operation Round Up® Program Supports Non-Profit Member Quiet Oaks Hospice House
Nestled among the trees in Stearns Electric Association’s southeast…