Power Grid
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Balancing Electricity Supply and Demand
January 24, 2025
Electricity is essential for nearly every aspect of daily life – so essential that we rarely think about how it’s… -
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Stearns Electric Receives New ERA Funding
Stearns Electric Association Receives New ERA Funding
January 10, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program announced a…
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The Power Behind Stearns Electric Association
November 6, 2024
Minnesota is one of several states that has enacted legislation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electric utilities. The state’s…
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CEO’s Message – October 2024
Reforming Residential Solar Rates: Ensuring a Sustainable, Equitable and Modern Energy Future for Minnesota
This month’s CEO column was drafted in coordination with… -
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Beyond the Plug: Regional Transmission
October 11, 2024
Regional transmission lines transport bulk electricity across the region at high voltages.
Great River Energy, a not-for-profit wholesale electric power cooperative… -
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Beyond the Plug: Load-Serving Transmission
September 4, 2024
While the local distribution grid carries electricity to homes, farms and businesses, the electric system has additional infrastructure to deliver… -
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Beyond the Plug: The Local Grid
August 13, 2024
We live in an increasingly power-dependent world. Every day, we rely on electricity in a variety of ways to help… -
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Handling the Heat
June 26, 2024
As temperatures begin to increase across Minnesota, leading to an uptick in demand for electricity to cool homes and businesses,… -
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Programs Offer Co-ops Grid Management Flexibility, Savings
April 26, 2024
More than 370,000 appliances owned by cooperative members like you are playing a role in managing the reliability of the…