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

Minnkota has logged another successful NERC audit thanks to the cooperative's strong leadership and proactive planning.

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.

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.

Minnkota’s Power Delivery crews need to overcome many challenges to complete work on a unique northern Minnesota landscape.

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.

IDEA Competition winner MUSKOX has taken snow blower innovation by the horns in northwest Minnesota.

The evolving energy transition represents challenges and opportunities for Minnkota and the industry as a whole.

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 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.

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

The FAR1 Amazon Fulfillment Center has become the latest Cass County Electric Cooperative member in a growing Fargo community.

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.

The Fargo-based Grand Farm initiative is leveraging local and global partners to electrify the future of agriculture.

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

Minnkota and its cooperative members are celebrating major energy legislation recently passed in North Dakota and Minnesota.

Minnkota's system-wide deployment of distribution automation technology is rapidly enhancing response and reliability.

North Star Electric Cooperative’s new general manager is committed to transparency and accessibility.

Auto dealers and co-ops are merging new models, more chargers and incentives to accelerate electric vehicle growth in the north.

Minnkota continued its support of up-and-coming innovators with the 2021 Andrew Freeman Design Innovation Competition.

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 Power Cooperative and Square Butte Electric Cooperative annual meetings reflect on a 2020 navigated with resiliency.

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

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.

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

After a 43-year cooperative career, North Star Electric’s Ann Ellis is setting a new course – retirement.

Minnkota has strengthened its supply chain to navigate COVID-19 and new cybersecurity standards.

Virtual meetings have kept Minnkota engaged with lawmakers in advance of important legislative sessions.

From innovative engineering to flawless work in the field, Minnkota is working to enhance and improve its demand response system.

Wild Rice Electric Cooperative’s new CEO brings more than two decades of co-op experience.

Wild Rice Electric Cooperative CEO Steve Haaven has retired after 47 years of service to members.

Average wholesale rates are projected to remain stable as Minnkota’s rate structure change is implemented.

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.

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

Minnkota Power Cooperative is reaching new heights with its LiDAR-based survey program.

With COVID-19 precautions in place, Minnkota crews have continued through a full docket of projects – and the work is paying off for members.

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

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

Minnkota Power Cooperative and Square Butte Electric Cooperative shared an unprecedented day of distanced reports, votes, accolades and farewells.

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

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

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.

Minnkota employees continue to power on as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe.

3D design software is giving Minnkota opportunities for more efficient engineering and construction.

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

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

Demand response is key to managing rush hour on the region’s electric system.

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

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.

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.

Digital defense takes people power at Minnkota, from education to implementation.

Minnkota's crews dodged rain and cold this fall to bring life to more modern substations and transmission lines.

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.

As Minnkota’s blink outage efforts wind down, line rebuild projects ramp up.

Minnkota data results show blink outages have declined dramatically over hundreds of miles of treated line.

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 major Minnkota distribution automation project aims to improve outage response and communication with member-owners.

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

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 research partnerships are harnessing both academic and commercial UAS expertise to find more efficient ways to inspect power lines.

Minnkota, landowners and the Minnesota DNR have worked together to provide a safe, alternative home for ospreys.

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.

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.

Minnkota embarks on a microwave tower overhaul, bringing its system into the digital age.