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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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    Power that Persists: Power of Membership

    April 28, 2022

    STEARNS ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1937 BY THE MEMBERS, FOR THE MEMBERS. SINCE THE BEGINNING, MEMBER-CONSUMERS OF THE COOPERATIVE…

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    CEO’s Message – November 2021

    By the Members, For the Members
    Stearns Electric Association is a member-owned, democratically-controlled business. Every year, Stearns Electric Association member-consumers elect their members…

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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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    Cooperatives Build Community

    October 7, 2021

    The cooperative business model has a history of building community from the ground up. Nearly a century ago when utilities…

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    CEO’s Message – July 2020

    COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE: Democratic Member Control
    Cooperatives are a vital part of our nation’s economy. Especially in rural America, we rely heavily on agriculture,…

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