Outage
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Down to the wire
The grid reliability alarms are ringing. How is Minnkota Power Cooperative preparing?
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Supply chain reaction
Minnkota's Procurement team is finding creative solutions for post-pandemic prices and lead times.
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Grid regulators issue warnings about power reliability
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.
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No time to freeze
Minnkota Power Cooperative and Cass County Electric Cooperative recently battled the effects of a rare Christmas ice storm.
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Minnkota crews respond to Christmas ice storm damage
More than 50 transmission line poles are downed or damaged in southeastern North Dakota following a destructive ice storm.
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Energy for every season
Minnkota and its energy marketing team are prepared for the regional energy market’s new four-season approach to resource planning.
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Powering the journey ahead
Minnkota held its 83rd annual meeting on March 31, on the cusp of incredible industry transformation.
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Nation’s electric grid could face winter challenges
A recent NERC assessment says risks grow with the retirement of coal and nuclear generation.
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Major outage insight
Minnkota’s Young Station team has successfully navigated another lengthy maintenance outage with planning and teamwork.
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A solid energy plan for a volatile winter
Minnkota’s cooperative members should prepare for the potential of increased demand response hours this season.
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Minnkota, NRECA CEOs publish op-ed on reliability
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.
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Sounding the alarm on grid reliability
National grid operators and regulators are warning that North Dakota and Minnesota may be at risk of power outages this summer.
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The wrath of the Red
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.
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‘Keep calm and outage on’
Milton R. Young Station employees have once again used a major planned outage to keep Unit 1 strong and reliable.
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Substation communication revolution
Minnkota's system-wide deployment of distribution automation technology is rapidly enhancing response and reliability.
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Resiliency to improve reliability
With COVID-19 precautions in place, Minnkota crews have continued through a full docket of projects – and the work is paying off for members.
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All in for the outage
Milton R. Young Station leaders leverage team coordination and adaptability for safe and successful planned outages.