Beltrami County Electric Cooperative

Red Lake buses go green
Beltrami Electric Cooperative member Red Lake Schools has acquired Minnesota’s first electric buses to serve schools in tribal communities.

Road trip for restoration
This October, 10 Minnkota member-cooperative lineworkers hit the road to South Carolina to provide mutual aid following Hurricane Helene.

Remaining reliable
Every year, Minnkota's crews work to keep our members and our region more reliable.

Matriarch of the herd
Beltrami Electric Cooperative member Rachel Gray and her family have received regional honors for agricultural leadership in Minnesota.

Rounding up for their communities
Minnkota members have provided nearly $7.9 million to charitable causes through Operation Round Up®.

A cut above the rest
The new Bemidji Steel Company facility has helped to put a laser focus on the benefits of doing business in Beltrami Electric Cooperative territory.

Living great in the 218
Greater Bemidji’s relocation program is attracting telecommuters to Beltrami Electric Cooperative’s service area.

Minnkota celebrates Drive Electric Week with co-op partners
Two EV ride-and-drive events drew crowds to electric cooperatives in Bemidji and Roseau, Minn., during National Drive Electric Week.

Cooperation for travel electrification
Minnkota’s member cooperatives are building out a network of electric vehicle fast chargers to help connect the service area.

Cooperative blood
Retirement isn’t the end of the electric line for the Thronson family, as three sons carry on the cooperative tradition.

The business of caring
Co-op member companies altered operations and gave generously to fulfill the region’s pandemic needs.

Co-op values conquer COVID-19
Minnkota’s member cooperatives used their resources and ingenuity to safely and effectively serve their communities through the pandemic.

Every dimension of development
A 3D printing entrepreneur is finding community support in printing a future for Bemidji businesses.

King of the cuts
A Bemidji native is blazing a new path for processing and promotion to boost his family meat business.