NERC: Nation’s electric grid at elevated risk during extreme winter weather
In a new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, elevated risk comes as more dispatchable generation sources are retired.
Read MoreNRECA honors Minnkota for communications projects
Minnkota's communications team has earned two Spotlight on Excellence Awards for 2023 projects.
Read MoreRollout of EPA rules threatens electric reliability, affordability
Minnkota Power Cooperative is voicing concern with final power plant rules from EPA.
Read MoreDahl named 'Woman to Know' in ND business
Minnkota Vice President of External Affairs has been named one of 15 Women You Should Know by the North Dakota Chamber.
Read MoreProject Tundra selected for U.S. Department of Energy funding
The U.S. Department of Energy awards Project Tundra with additional funding.
Read MoreProject Tundra moves into final development stage
New relationships with TC Energy, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kiewit position the project for a final investment decision in early 2024.
Read MoreCEO McLennan speaks on direct-pay incentives (LiveWire)
Minnkota president and CEO Mac McLennan recently spoke with NRECA's LiveWire about the opportunities direct-pay tax incentives could hold for Minnkota's Project Tundra.
Read MoreMinnkota, NRECA CEOs publish op-ed on reliability
Minnkota CEO Mac McLennan and NRECA CEO Jim Matheson published a joint opinion column focused on projected grid challenges and what can be done to maintain electric reliability.
Read MoreMinnkota and Summit Carbon Solutions announce CO2 storage partnership
The agreement will accelerate development of the largest fully permitted carbon storage site in the United States and position major carbon capture and storage projects for success.
Read MoreYoung Station Unit 1 celebrates 50 years
On Nov. 20, Minnkota’s Milton R. Young Station will mark 50 years of generating reliable and affordable electric power for the region.
Read MoreMinnkota communications team honored
Projects promoting electric transportation and Minnkota’s carbon capture initiative have garnered accolades from the NRECA.
Read MoreProject Tundra receives $17 million from DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded funding to the Energy and Environmental Research Center for the next research phase of Project Tundra.
Read MoreMinnkota celebrates 80th anniversary
Join Minnkota Power Cooperative in reflecting on an eight-decade history of powering North Dakota and Minnesota.
Read MoreMinnkota prepared with COVID-19 response plan
As the global coronavirus pandemic spreads to the United States, Minnkota will continue to keep power flowing to its members.
Read MoreMinnkota employees top $50,000 in giving
Minnkota employees' Jeans Day Fund has reached a milestone, touching dozens of charities over the decade.
Read MoreBaudette scores a big donation
An anonymous donor has paved the way for a new energy-efficient hockey arena in Baudette, Minnesota.
Read MoreA northern connection
Baudette’s LakeWood Health Center is one of more and more northern Minnesota facilities that are incorporating telemedicine into their care.
Read MorePower delivery crews finish rebuild projects
Minnkota's crews dodged rain and cold this fall to bring life to more modern substations and transmission lines.
Read MoreMinnkota receives DOE grant for Project Tundra
Minnkota has received $9.8 million in federal grant funding to move forward on a Project Tundra design study.
Read MoreRepurposing wood
The owners of Buffalo Coulee Wood Products bring lumber to life near Cummings, N.D.
Read MoreRebuilding for reliability
As Minnkota’s blink outage efforts wind down, line rebuild projects ramp up.
Read MoreBlink outage mitigation a success
Minnkota data results show blink outages have declined dramatically over hundreds of miles of treated line.
Read MoreRevamped to recycle
Six Minnesota counties are now bringing their garbage to a unique and efficient waste and recyclable material processing facility in Fosston.
Read MoreMaking our grid smarter
A major Minnkota distribution automation project aims to improve outage response and communication with member-owners.
Read MoreStudent engineers honored with Freeman Awards
Minnkota recognizes team of University of North Dakota students for developing an innovative health prototype for patients with stability impairments.
Read MoreCovering new ground
Minnkota generation partner BNI Coal will research and test ways to improve its already award-winning reclamation processes.
Read MoreProject Tundra forges ahead
Carbon capture research continues to gain momentum at Minnkota's Milton R. Young Station with the help of industry partners.
Read MoreMinnkota hosts Feed My Starving Children mobile event
Local volunteers and Minnkota employees help pack more than 400,000 meals for undernourished children around the world.
Read MoreMilton R. Young Station reaches safety milestone
Minnkota's power generation facility has passed a million work hours without a lost-time injury.
Read MoreGov. Burgum signs carbon capture bill
The tax exemption legislation will help North Dakota's coal-based power facilities move forward with carbon capture efforts.
Read MoreMinnkota holds 79th annual meeting
Minnkota Power and Square Butte Cooperatives gather to reflect on a successful 2018 and discuss the challenges of the future.
Read MoreMinnkota completes Fargo power upgrades
Minnkota Power Cooperative has wrapped up a major conversion project to prepare for the heightened electricity needs of the Fargo-West Fargo community.
Read MoreA hot ice sport
Across Minnkota's service area in North Dakota and Minnesota, the sport of curling has seen an uptick after the U.S. won Olympic gold in 2018.
Read MoreHoeven introduces Carbon Capture Modernization Act
Proposed legislation could better support Minnkota's Project Tundra efforts for carbon capture and sequestration.
Read MoreWorking on the beautiful Angle
The Northwest Angle is vast and scenic, but Minnkota crews sometimes find challenges in providing services to the northernmost point in the contiguous U.S.
Read More