Northern Municipal Power Agency
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/6524204973c6c2647a1e48f4_Faster%20than%20fast%20-%20Thumbnail.jpg)
Faster than fast, quicker than quick
Minnkota's Ford F-150 Lightning is turning co-op employees and members into EV advocates.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/650db38748391a08920c3fd2_Fosston%20Current%20-%20Thumbnail.jpg)
Fast charging in Fosston
NMPA community puts grant-funded DC fast-charging station into service for electric vehicles
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/63f4dffa27bda703ef3da20b_Wind%20turbines%20at%20sunset%20THUMB.jpg)
Minnesota adopts carbon-free mandate
The new law is raising concerns about grid reliability and affordability in cooperative country.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/63f3b39aea965812904f54ee_Arctic%20Cat%20Current%20THUMB.jpg)
Putting the power in powersports
Arctic Cat is strengthening its legacy in Thief River Falls with diverse employee opportunities and continual product innovation.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/6304ed705c3fcf6e75c77e18_RAD%20Current%20THUMB.jpg)
Food for the community, food for the soul
The Rural Access Distribution (RAD) Cooperative is combatting North Dakota grocery store closures with some small-town collaboration.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/620e8a5510253da5168be552_Riverbend%20THUMB.jpg)
The ice (and nice) is stronger here
Brutal winter conditions won’t keep the community of Warroad, Minn., from a second year of Riverbend Skate Path fame.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/61ba279f7224c05c3f096bfb_Digi%20Key%20THUMB.jpg)
The Digi-Key difference
A major facility expansion will allow an electronics distribution company to thrive within its rural Minnesota community.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/61570ee03034d4b8e1f005e3_EV%20THUMB.jpg)
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.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/5ede4b9730e8c312bafb2d0d_Business%20Thumb%20Current.jpg)
The business of caring
Co-op member companies altered operations and gave generously to fulfill the region’s pandemic needs.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/5e7b7e1957c65a484af3be81_Current%2080th%20HThumb.png)
Minnkota celebrates 80th anniversary
Join Minnkota Power Cooperative in reflecting on an eight-decade history of powering North Dakota and Minnesota.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/5d659947d09c37bfae21f437_Blink%20Thumb.jpg)
Blink outage mitigation a success
Minnkota data results show blink outages have declined dramatically over hundreds of miles of treated line.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/5d27383cdbb7ce9cc4850445_Recycle%20Thumb.jpg)
Revamped to recycle
Six Minnesota counties are now bringing their garbage to a unique and efficient waste and recyclable material processing facility in Fosston.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5bec70021426a126e20718f0/5c643dc09b91114fd12f19b9_Curling%20Thumb.jpg)
A hot ice sport
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.