Renewable energy Archives - Great River Energy https://greatriverenergy.com/category/renewable-energy/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:01:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://greatriverenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GRE-favicon.png Renewable energy Archives - Great River Energy https://greatriverenergy.com/category/renewable-energy/ 32 32 Great River Energy, Apex Clean Energy close deal to advance Minnesota wind project https://greatriverenergy.com/power-generation-resources/great-river-energy-apex-clean-energy-close-deal-to-advance-minnesota-wind-project/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:28:20 +0000 https://greatriverenergy.com/?p=4742 Great River Energy finalized a power purchase agreement and surplus interconnection service agreement with Apex Clean Energy for the 300-megawatt Big Bend Wind project in southern Minnesota. This deal employs a groundbreaking strategy that uses Great River Energy’s existing injection rights with the region’s grid operator, MISO, to bypass traditional interconnection challenges and accelerate development […]

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]]> Great River Energy secures hundreds of millions in federal funding https://greatriverenergy.com/company-news/great-river-energy-secures-hundreds-of-millions-in-federal-funding/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:31:16 +0000 https://greatriverenergy.com/?p=4715 Great River Energy and a consortium of its member-owners have officially secured a significant $812 million in funding provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program, marking the culmination of nearly two years of dedicated effort by Great River Energy and its member-owners. This achievement represents the largest New […]

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]]> Diverse resource portfolio powers local communities  https://greatriverenergy.com/power-generation-resources/diverse-resource-portfolio-powers-local-communities/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:09:32 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4590 Minnesota is one of several states that has enacted legislation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electric utilities. The state’s carbon-free standard requires that 90% of electric utilities’ retail sales be provided by carbon-free power supply by 2035.  Serving more than 700,000 members across Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin, Great River Energy is a wholesale […]

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]]> Members travel to learn how their power is made and moved https://greatriverenergy.com/cooperatives-articles/members-travel-to-learn-how-their-power-is-made-and-moved/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:30:33 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4573 Great River Energy recently welcomed a busload of Lake Country Power (LCP) member-owners who traveled from the Iron Range to Maple Grove to learn more about where their power comes from. The group of 50 people were given a tour of several Great River Energy facilities, including the headquarters, Elk River campus as well as […]

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]]> Great River Energy, Form Energy break ground on first-of-its-kind multi-day energy storage project  https://greatriverenergy.com/power-generation-resources/great-river-energy-form-energy-break-ground-on-first-of-its-kind-multi-day-energy-storage-project/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:45:22 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4542 A significant leap in energy technology was marked as Great River Energy and Form Energy broke ground on the first-of-its-kind 1.5 megawatt (MW) multi-day energy storage project in Cambridge, Minnesota.  The Cambridge Energy Storage Project represents a groundbreaking partnership between Great River Energy and Form Energy, aimed at addressing one of the most critical challenges […]

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]]> New tech holds potential to unlock hidden grid capacity https://greatriverenergy.com/transmission/new-tech-holds-potential-to-unlock-hidden-grid-capacity/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:04:46 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4213 Great River Energy is seeking to expand capacity of its transmission resources by testing an exciting new technology. Following an internal planning study to identify lines with potential congestion and the highest financial impact, Great River Energy selected a transmission line in West Central Minnesota for a pilot project that uses Heimdall Power’s “Neurons.” These […]

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]]> Integrated resource plan gets OK from Minnesota PUC https://greatriverenergy.com/company-news/integrated-resource-plan-gets-ok-from-minnesota-puc/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:46:06 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4164 The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) gave the green light to Great River Energy’s integrated resource plan (IRP), which outlines the cooperative’s 2023-37 generation portfolio investments. The plan is aimed at maintaining costs for Great River Energy’s 27 member-owners while significantly increasing the amount of renewable energy. It was unanimously accepted by the commission on […]

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]]> Great River Energy: Powering what’s possible for its membership https://greatriverenergy.com/cooperatives-articles/great-river-energy-powering-whats-possible-for-its-membership/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:41:56 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4163 Great River Energy continues to transition its power supply portfolio to serve members and adapt to a changing market while charting a path to achieve carbon-free energy requirements — all while recording the strongest financial results in the organization’s history. Great River Energy again rewarded its members’ investment in the cooperative by issuing $25 million […]

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]]> Electric system stable during January arctic blast https://greatriverenergy.com/power-generation-resources/electric-system-stable-during-january-arctic-blast/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:11:40 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4138 Great River Energy’s employees, power supply and transmission assets, and member demand response resources all contributed to providing reliable and economical service during the January cold weather event. Great River Energy’s wind resources produced at over 50% capacity for much of the cold spell, selling energy into the market at favorable prices. Heightened heating demand […]

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]]> Solar energy powers co-op’s new electric vehicle chargers https://greatriverenergy.com/cooperatives-articles/solar-energy-powers-co-ops-new-electric-vehicle-chargers/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:33:54 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4088 A Southern Minnesota electric cooperative is now providing electric vehicle (EV) drivers the opportunity to quickly “fuel” up at its headquarters with its newly installed fast-charging stations that come with an added bonus: A renewable form of locally produced energy is the source of power. Owatonna-based Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, one of Great River Energy’s 27 […]

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