Down to the wire
The grid reliability alarms are ringing. How is Minnkota Power Cooperative preparing?
Read MoreVoices for grid reliability
Electric grid reliability risks are increasing with each passing year. Recently, many of the nation’s grid operators and regulators have begun speaking out about their concerns.
Read MoreGrid regulators issue warnings about power reliability
The regional grid is facing a high to extreme risk of reliability issues in the next five years, due to fewer resources with reliability attributes.
Read MoreThe best stress test
Minnkota and its members had an opportunity to prepare for the worst during the national GridEx event.
Read More2024 rates projected to be stable for seventh straight year
Minnkota remains in a strong financial position despite inflation and supply chain challenges.
Read More'The math does not add up' on EPA carbon proposal
A new EPA power plant proposal could put grid reliability at risk.
Read MoreStronger together
Minnkota Power Cooperative and its member-owners have extended their wholesale power contracts.
Read MoreMinnesota adopts carbon-free mandate
The new law is raising concerns about grid reliability and affordability in cooperative country.
Read MoreNation’s electric grid could face winter challenges
A recent NERC assessment says risks grow with the retirement of coal and nuclear generation.
Read More2023 rates projected to be stable for sixth straight year
Minnkota Power Cooperative will keep its wholesale electricity rates flat amid national and global economic instability.
Read MorePecking disorder
A transmission line rebuilt by Minnkota Power Cooperative will be protected from woodpecker-caused challenges.
Read MoreMinnkota hosts Project Tundra landowner meeting
Around 75 attendees gathered for the informational presentation in Center, N.D., to learn about the carbon capture initiative.
Read MoreMinnkota applauds electric co-op provisions in Inflation Reduction Act
Recently signed Inflation Reduction Act will help accelerate energy projects such as Minnkota's Project Tundra carbon capture initiative.
Read MoreSounding the alarm on grid reliability
National grid operators and regulators are warning that North Dakota and Minnesota may be at risk of power outages this summer.
Read MoreResilient By Design
On April 1, Minnkota held its first in-person annual meeting in nearly three years. The meeting’s theme, Resilient By Design, recognized how Minnkota persevered through the pandemic, volatile energy market conditions and rapid industry change.
Read MoreThe wrath of the Red
Twenty-five years after the historic 1997 ice storm and flood, current Minnkota employees reflected on the natural disasters that tested the resilience of the cooperative.
Read MoreGrid operators, regulators forecast reliability risks
The evolving energy transition represents challenges and opportunities for Minnkota and the industry as a whole.
Read MoreMinnkota members extend wholesale power contracts
Minnkota and its member cooperatives have reached agreements to extend their contracts by three years to 2058.
Read MoreMinnkota receives CO2 storage permit from NDIC
The permit approval will help advance the cooperative’s Project Tundra carbon capture initiative.
Read MoreMinnkota shows grit and growth during GridEx
A nationwide exercise has become one of the best ways for employees to prepare for the worst.
Read More‘Keep calm and outage on’
Milton R. Young Station employees have once again used a major planned outage to keep Unit 1 strong and reliable.
Read MoreRate stability highlights 2022 budget
Minnkota's board of directors approved the 2022 capital and operating budgets, which anticipate no rate adjustment for Class A member cooperatives.
Read MoreLooking beyond the digital walls
The security of today's grid requires new collaborative strategies - and Minnkota's cybersecurity team is a step ahead in the proccess.
Read MoreDriving the dialogue on grid reliability
With grid challenges coming into focus, Minnkota leaders are working to chart a path forward.
Read MoreSuccessful sessions
Minnkota and its cooperative members are celebrating major energy legislation recently passed in North Dakota and Minnesota.
Read MoreCompton ready to answer the call
North Star Electric Cooperative’s new general manager is committed to transparency and accessibility.
Read MoreWe power on
Minnkota Power Cooperative and Square Butte Electric Cooperative annual meetings reflect on a 2020 navigated with resiliency.
Read MoreBuyer beware
Minnkota has strengthened its supply chain to navigate COVID-19 and new cybersecurity standards.
Read MoreAdvocacy from afar
Virtual meetings have kept Minnkota engaged with lawmakers in advance of important legislative sessions.
Read MoreSyncing the sound
From innovative engineering to flawless work in the field, Minnkota is working to enhance and improve its demand response system.
Read MoreDolan to lead Wild Rice Electric
Wild Rice Electric Cooperative’s new CEO brings more than two decades of co-op experience.
Read MoreA legacy of loyalty
Wild Rice Electric Cooperative CEO Steve Haaven has retired after 47 years of service to members.
Read MoreMinnkota board approves 2021 budget
Average wholesale rates are projected to remain stable as Minnkota’s rate structure change is implemented.
Read MoreResiliency to improve reliability
With COVID-19 precautions in place, Minnkota crews have continued through a full docket of projects – and the work is paying off for members.
Read MoreMinnkota lineworker Kemnitz receives Lifesaver Award
This summer, lineworker Ryan Kemnitz stood strong under pressure and potentially saved a life in the Bemidji, Minn. area.
Read MoreCooperative spirit shines during annual meetings
Minnkota Power Cooperative and Square Butte Electric Cooperative shared an unprecedented day of distanced reports, votes, accolades and farewells.
Read MoreMinnkota honored for GFPD support
Minnkota has received recognition from the Grand Forks Police Department for providing last-minute materials for the funeral service of a fallen officer.
Read MoreProject Tundra progress continues amid pandemic
The carbon capture initiative is finding the support and partners needed for ultimate success.
Read MoreA new normal
Minnkota employees continue to power on as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe.
Read MoreCongestion control
Demand response is key to managing rush hour on the region’s electric system.
Read MoreA decade in review
Minnkota will celebrate 80 years of power generation and transmission in 2020, but the past decade has been among the most dynamic in the cooperative’s history.
Read MoreStrengthening cybersecurity
Digital defense takes people power at Minnkota, from education to implementation.
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