A group of Minnkota siblings built upon a family legacy during the Milton R. Young Station maintenance outage this fall.

The $4.2 million award is the first installment of up to $350 million made available to the project in late 2023.

BNI Coal’s land reclamation processes continue to evolve with the changing needs of local farmers and landowners.

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

Glen Ullin’s Abrasives Inc. harnesses the benefits of Minnkota bottom ash in its signature blasting material.

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

The grid reliability alarms are ringing. How is Minnkota Power Cooperative preparing?

Minnkota's Procurement team is finding creative solutions for post-pandemic prices and lead times.

Minnkota recognized the impact of its members, employees and partners during its 84th annual meeting on April 12.

Minnkota Power Cooperative is joining industry research partners in capitalizing on rare earth elements.

Minnkota’s Safety manager attributes a milestone of 2 million hours with no lost-time injuries to a culture of openness.

A new EPA power plant proposal could put grid reliability at risk.

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

Minnkota and its energy marketing team are prepared for the regional energy market’s new four-season approach to resource planning.

Minnkota’s Emergency Rescue Team recently used its unique rope training to safely lower an injured contractor from a 40-foot scaffold.

Minnkota held its 83rd annual meeting on March 31, on the cusp of incredible industry transformation.

The new law is raising concerns about grid reliability and affordability in cooperative country.

This fall, Minnkota once again played host to the water portion of National Cocker Spaniel Championship.

A recent NERC assessment says risks grow with the retirement of coal and nuclear generation.

Minnkota’s Young Station team has successfully navigated another lengthy maintenance outage with planning and teamwork.

Minnkota’s cooperative members should prepare for the potential of increased demand response hours this season.

Around 75 attendees gathered for the informational presentation in Center, N.D., to learn about the carbon capture initiative.

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

Recently signed Inflation Reduction Act will help accelerate energy projects such as Minnkota's Project Tundra carbon capture initiative.

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

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.

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.

National grid operators and regulators are warning that North Dakota and Minnesota may be at risk of power outages this summer.

Project Tundra has received a $100 million loan from state of North Dakota.

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.

The permit approval will help advance the cooperative’s Project Tundra carbon capture initiative.

A nationwide exercise has become one of the best ways for employees to prepare for the worst.

Milton R. Young Station employees have once again used a major planned outage to keep Unit 1 strong and reliable.

Minnkota's board of directors approved the 2022 capital and operating budgets, which anticipate no rate adjustment for Class A member cooperatives.

With grid challenges coming into focus, Minnkota leaders are working to chart a path forward.

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

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

Minnkota's energy marketers combined the cooperative's reliable resources and demand response program to avoid a cold-weather crisis.

The latest Project Tundra simulations show promising properties for CO2 injection and storage near Minnkota's Milton R. Young Station.

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.

On Nov. 20, Minnkota’s Milton R. Young Station will mark 50 years of generating reliable and affordable electric power for the region.

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

North Dakota’s Capitol Hill cohort communicated proud support of Project Tundra during a recent tour at Minnkota's Milton R. Young Station.

The carbon capture initiative is finding the support and partners needed for ultimate success.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded funding to the Energy and Environmental Research Center for the next research phase of Project Tundra.

New 3D geophysical survey results will help clear another hurdle for Project Tundra's future.

Join Minnkota Power Cooperative in reflecting on an eight-decade history of powering North Dakota and Minnesota.

Many regional energy entities learned lessons from the cold weather Maximum Generation Event of January 2019.

Minnkota and BNI Coal have been building a stronger relationship around optimizing plant and mine practices – and it’s paying off.

Milton R. Young Station leaders leverage team coordination and adaptability for safe and successful planned outages.

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.

Minnkota’s power generation facility has earned the Lignite Energy Council’s Distinguished Safety Award.

Minnkota has received $9.8 million in federal grant funding to move forward on a Project Tundra design study.

A geophysical survey seeks to shake out vital subsurface information for North Dakota carbon storage projects like Project Tundra.

Minnkota continued its tradition of helping a local teacher attend a four-day summit on lignite coal's place in our region's economy.

Minnkota generation partner BNI Coal will research and test ways to improve its already award-winning reclamation processes.

Minnkota and the University of North Dakota are partnering to develop new technology to protect power facility control systems.

Carbon capture research continues to gain momentum at Minnkota's Milton R. Young Station with the help of industry partners.

Minnkota's power generation facility has passed a million work hours without a lost-time injury.

The tax exemption legislation will help North Dakota's coal-based power facilities move forward with carbon capture efforts.

Minnkota Power and Square Butte Cooperatives gather to reflect on a successful 2018 and discuss the challenges of the future.