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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… -
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CEO’s Message – October 2021
It’s a Matter of (Co-op!) Principles
ACE Hardware, State Farm, REI, Land O’Lakes and Stearns Electric Association all share something in common: we’re… -
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Giving Back to a Place of Horses and Healing
October 11, 2021
In September, two groups of employees volunteered at Angel Reins Stable as part of the Cooperative’s ‘My Co-op Cares’ program.
Angel…
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Minnesota Cold Weather Rule
September 27, 2021
Minnesota Cold Weather Rule Extended Due to Omnibus Bill
The Minnesota Cold Weather Rule, under statute (216B.097), protects residential utility customers… -
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More Comes with Membership
August 6, 2021
You might think of Stearns Electric Association as just the local electric utility, but because of you and your neighbors,…
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Board President’s Message – December 2020
By the Members, for the Members
Stearns Electric Association is a democratically-controlled business, which means the Cooperative is governed by local people and…