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

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

With some help from Minnkota Power Cooperative, Grafton, North Dakota, has broken ground on a critical new housing complex.

A Red Lake Electric Cooperative member is collecting the latest in battery-powered garage tech, including a Tesla Cybertruck.

Minnkota and CoBank donate funds with the help of the Sharing Success program.

One of Red Lake Electric Cooperative’s newest business members is offering rural elegance for life’s big events.

This June, Minnkota’s Terry Peoples marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day with a ceremonial paratroop jump into Normandy.

Minnkota’s Nelson Lake recently hosted the annual Escape to the Lake event, an opportunity for those with health challenges to try water skiing.

An ammonium nitrate project has won Minnkota's annual innovation competition at the University of North Dakota.

Minnkota's Troy Karlberg recently performed life-saving CPR on a woman at her granddaughter's wedding reception.

A Wild Rice Electric Cooperative member-family is helping their teen’s mug business reach the boiling point.

Minnkota CEO Mac McLennan won the Dancing for Special Stars Grand Forks competition, raising nearly $40,000 for the Special Olympics.

Giving Hearts Day is an annual 24-hour giving event that supports charities in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.

A rare peek into Bosch’s Baudette, Minn., proving grounds – a North Star Electric Cooperative business member – reveals a mission of winter driving innovation.

Cass County Electric Cooperative CEO Marshal Albright will retire in April after 37 years of service.

NorthStream Fiber and Minnkota Power Cooperative joined the community of Warroad in preparations for Hockey Day Minnesota 2024.

Minnkota Power Cooperative and Cass County Electric Cooperative recently battled the effects of a rare Christmas ice storm.

Minnkota’s new transmission substation will both fortify power reliability and support regional load growth.

North Star Electric Cooperative has named co-op veteran Kevin Holen as its new general manager.

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

Minnkota and CoBank have once again teamed up to distribute $40,000 to local organizations in the region.

The Minnkota employee giving fund filled up with donations as donors filled up with ice cream.

The many challenges of Roseau Electric Cooperative's waterlocked Northwest Angle territory are overcome with grit – and a lot of gratitude.

New relationships with TC Energy, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kiewit position the project for a final investment decision in early 2024.

Cavalier Rural Electric’s line crew responds to downed communication tower with quick thinking, focus on safety

This winter, a Red River Valley Co-op Power lineworker showed courage and calm while assisting an expectant mother following rollover crash.

Sydnee Gorder, daughter of Cass County Electric Cooperative lineworker Kelsey Gorder, has brought a national boxing championship title to the Red River Valley.

Minnkota members have provided nearly $7.9 million to charitable causes through Operation Round Up®.

Minnkota hosts third Feed My Starving Children event at its Grand Forks headquarters.

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

Texas native Mike Wade is bringing his vast industry experience to Wild Rice Electric Cooperative as their new CEO.

Arctic Cat is strengthening its legacy in Thief River Falls with diverse employee opportunities and continual product innovation.

Hospice of the Red River Valley is preparing for a new hospice house in South Fargo, served by Cass County Electric Cooperative.

Middle school students put their cyber skills to the test in first-ever competition.

Three Farm Daughters has created a pasta empire within Nodak Electric Cooperative’s rural footprint.

The CoBank Sharing Success program matches Minnkota's donations to local organizations.

Minnkota donates a truck to support North Dakota Safety initiative.

State-of-the-art Waukon Dairy is producing gallons of opportunity in Wild Rice Electric Cooperative territory.

Minnkota employees assembled care packages this September for plant workers serving on the border in the North Dakota National Guard.

Greater Bemidji’s relocation program is attracting telecommuters to Beltrami Electric Cooperative’s service area.

Minnkota's plant fuel supervisor, Tony Aman, has made the cooperative proud with his completion of the famous Great Race.

The Rural Access Distribution (RAD) Cooperative is combatting North Dakota grocery store closures with some small-town collaboration.

Matt Marshall, Minnkota’s economic development administrator, answers our five questions on his role at Minnkota and how he is helping our members and municipals promote growth and opportunity in their service territories.

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.

When a historic late-season winter storm left members of the Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative without power, Minnkota and other electric cooperatives stepped up to help.

Marty Tetrault has taken another step into service as Cavalier Rural Electric’s newest general manager.

Fargo’s Cardinal IG glass plant has found growing power in its partnership with Cass County Electric Cooperative.

Minnkota was recently honored with two NRECA Spotlight on Excellence awards for its digital and written communication efforts in 2021.

The 2022 Andrew Freeman Design Innovation Awards were held on May 10 at the University of North Dakota.

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.

Minnkota joins community partners to host Grand Forks Feed My Starving Children MobilePack event for a second year.

Brutal winter conditions won’t keep the community of Warroad, Minn., from a second year of Riverbend Skate Path fame.

A major facility expansion will allow an electronics distribution company to thrive within its rural Minnesota community.

A local food pantry and children’s gift program were the recipients of employees' extra December support.

Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative recently created a dream experience for a young power enthusiast diagnosed with leukemia.

A new Grand Forks research facility is unearthing an energy future in Minnkota’s energy past.

Red Lake Electric Cooperative boasts six employees on the local volunteer fire department.

Two EV ride-and-drive events drew crowds to electric cooperatives in Bemidji and Roseau, Minn., during National Drive Electric Week.

Minnkota Power Cooperative and Square Butte Electric Cooperative donated $20,000 to local programs as a part of CoBank's matched giving program.

University of Jamestown engineers-in-training used a senior project to help enhance Minnkota's plant systems.

Roseau Electric Cooperative is expanding its fiber-to-the-home network to more rural members and the City of Roseau.

Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative’s Deanna Lefebvre has been chosen to lead as the next general manager.

Bruce Bjerke has retired after 15 years as Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative’s general manager.

Minnkota has released a new 12-minute video that tells the story of its carbon capture initiative, Project Tundra.

A North Dakota farm family has built a packaging company to support the local economy, give back to the community and create a generational legacy.

Minnkota's Grand Forks employees used an annual February giving event to make their donations dollars go further.

A recent Young Station upgrade led to an unexpected equipment gift to Bismarck State College's power plant technology program.

Minnkota's Young Station used a unique surplus of supplies to support the holiday needs of its home communities.

Minnkota and Nodak Electic Cooperative treated Greater Grand Forks' healthcare workers with an appreciation lunch and posters of gratitude.

This October, a national cocker spaniel competition found a host home on the shore of Minnkota’s Nelson Lake.

Minnkota’s chief money maven Karen Thingelstad is preparing for retirement after an impressive 27-year cooperative career.

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

West Fargo Public Schools has experienced transportation savings and benefits after a year with an electric addition to the fleet.

Fargo Parks and Fargo Police are enjoying the benefits of an electric patrol motorcycle, supported in part by Cass County Electric Cooperative.

This summer, PKM Electric Cooperative spun its pandemic precautions into a unique annual meeting engagement.

A member of the Minnkota team is one half of an inspirational duo that brought home the 2020 Mrs. International crown.

This summer, lineworker Ryan Kemnitz stood strong under pressure and potentially saved a life in the Bemidji, Minn. area.

Minnkota has received recognition from the Grand Forks Police Department for providing last-minute materials for the funeral service of a fallen officer.

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

Minnkota’s member cooperatives used their resources and ingenuity to safely and effectively serve their communities through the pandemic.

An employee-led giving program has brought in big dollars for local coronavirus response efforts.

Projects promoting electric transportation and Minnkota’s carbon capture initiative have garnered accolades from the NRECA.

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

As the global coronavirus pandemic spreads to the United States, Minnkota will continue to keep power flowing to its members.

It is the first time the cooperative has received the Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals’ Grow Grand Award.

Minnkota employees' Jeans Day Fund has reached a milestone, touching dozens of charities over the decade.

Minnkota has marked its 32nd year of offering continuing education courses for area electricians.

An anonymous donor has paved the way for a new energy-efficient hockey arena in Baudette, Minnesota.

Baudette’s LakeWood Health Center is one of more and more northern Minnesota facilities that are incorporating telemedicine into their care.

In Fosston, Minn., a small-town soap company is finding big opportunities with online sales and marketing.

Roseau Electric Cooperative’s NorthStream Fiber aims to provide a high-speed internet connection for unserved and underserved Minnesotans.

The owners of Buffalo Coulee Wood Products bring lumber to life near Cummings, N.D.

Minnkota and Nodak Electric Cooperative invite the community to two days of EVs, eats and education.

Six Minnesota counties are now bringing their garbage to a unique and efficient waste and recyclable material processing facility in Fosston.

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

Minnkota joined West Fargo Public Schools and its partners to unveil North Dakota's first all-electric school bus.

Minnkota recognizes team of University of North Dakota students for developing an innovative health prototype for patients with stability impairments.

Local volunteers and Minnkota employees help pack more than 400,000 meals for undernourished children around the world.

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.