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

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

In a new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, elevated risk comes as more dispatchable generation sources are retired.

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.

Minnkota is now one of 16 cooperatives with access to $7.3 billion in federal funding for carbon-reduction projects.

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

Minnkota is enhancing its power line corridors with vegetation management and conservation programs.

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

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.

Minnkota's communications team has earned two Spotlight on Excellence Awards for 2023 projects.

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

In the past year, Minnkota Power Cooperative acquired Great Plains Tower Services in an effort to keep its climbing technicians local.

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.

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

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

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

Minnkota Vice President of External Affairs has been named one of 15 Women You Should Know by the North Dakota Chamber.

New Cass County Electric Cooperative leader Paul Matthys reflects on his journey from tradesman to CEO.

The regional grid is facing a high to extreme risk of reliability issues in the next five years, due to fewer resources with reliability attributes.

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 and its members had an opportunity to prepare for the worst during the national GridEx event.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Minnkota Power Cooperative and its member-owners have extended their wholesale power contracts.

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.

Minnkota hosted its first industry peer review in June, welcoming energy experts from across North America.

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.

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

Minnkota Power Cooperative has recognized the UND engineering students behind the “Batter Shaker” as its annual innovation contest winners.

Minnkota's Communications department has been recognized for its 2022 work in video marketing, animation and photography.

Photos from a recent sky-high transmission project illustrate the challenges overcome by Minnkota’s dedicated line crews.

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.

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

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.

Infrared camera technology serves an important role in Minnkota’s multipronged preventative maintenance plan.

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.

As PKM Electric Cooperative CEO Mike Schmidt retires, protégé Jeff Rustad will become the co-op's new leader in 2023.

Minnkota Power Cooperative will keep its wholesale electricity rates flat amid national and global economic instability.

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

A transmission line rebuilt by Minnkota Power Cooperative will be protected from woodpecker-caused challenges.

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

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

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

A Red River Valley Co-op Power business member is using native landscaping to improve the ecology of the prairie.

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.

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.