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A Balanced Team for Reliability
March 13, 2024
The winningest basketball teams in history are ones that are consistent and have players with varying abilities. Some are better… -
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The Energy Market that Serves You
July 8, 2022
Forty-two million people depend on the Midcontinent Independent System Operator to generate and transmit the right amount of electricity every…
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Clean energy, new tech driving big changes to electricity
March 18, 2022
You don’t notice it when you plug in your toaster or charge your phone, but the way electricity is produced…
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Powering You Through: The Past and The Future
December 23, 2021
Today you can flip a switch and the lights come on, but that wasn’t always the case. Not that long…
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CEO’s Message – December 2021
Power Supply and System Reliability
As we move into another Minnesota winter, I want to discuss Stearns Electric Association’s energy resources and electrical… -
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The Evolution of Electricity
December 6, 2021
The power supply mix that brings electricity to your home, business or farm has evolved. Coal-fired power plants — once…
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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…
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What is Beneficial Electrification?
March 7, 2021
If you’re like most Americans, you’re interested in saving money on energy costs and might also be interested in doing…
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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…