Electrical System Reliability
-
News
A Chain Reaction – Substation Upgrades
June 17, 2021
At Stearns Electric Association, we strive to always provide our member-consumers with reliable electricity. Many times, that means being proactive…
-
News
Hot Weather can Stress the Electric Grid, But Co-ops Have a Plan
June 3, 2021
Minnesotans experience weather in extremes oftentimes on a recurring cycle — from deep freezes to big melts to heat waves…
-
News
CEO’s Message – April 2021
Moving Ahead Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
I would like to say that we are “moving on” from the 2020 pandemic, but I think… -
News
CEO’s Message – March 2021
Blackouts in Texas and Grid Reliability
The extreme cold weather event during the week of February 15 made headlines in the United States… -
News
As Electric System Evolves, Reliability Comes in New Ways
February 13, 2021
As ever more renewable energy is added to the electric grid, utilities continue to preserve one of electricity’s most important…
-
News
Cooperatives are Unlike Any Other Utility
October 9, 2020
Electric cooperatives power 56% of the nation’s landmass—from booming suburbs to remote rural farming communities. Stearns Electric Association is among…
-
News
Rolling Blackouts – Could It Happen Here?
September 23, 2020
Rolling blackouts in California made headlines recently and sparked some questions from our member-consumers. Could these blackouts happen here?
In August,…
-
News
Large Investment Major Results
Aggressive Right-of-Way Program Paying Off
July 27, 2020As Stearns Electric Association wraps up its last year of a four-year vegetation management project,…
-
News
Reliable System, Dependable Energy
Properly Working Equipment Helps Provide Reliable Power to Our Member-Consumers and Helps Limit Power Outages
At Stearns Electric Association, it is our mission…