In these challenging times, our work to create a fair, local energy system continues. This is why CURE is inviting our neighbors in southwest Minnesota to learn more about the recently launched Morris and Southwest Prairie Solar Co-op. Morris & Southwest Prairie Solar Co-op Webinars – Register and attend the date that works best for […]
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An Open Letter: Electric Co-ops Must Lead in the COVID Crisis
To nonprofit leaders, community organizers, advocacy groups, and elected officials, We are leaders of faith, justice, agriculture, cooperative, rural and environmental organizations that share an understanding of the significance that rural electric cooperatives hold for resilience and economic relief and recovery during this time of crisis. With this open letter, we are calling on you […]
The future of coal is dim
By Merrill Piepkorn, North Dakota State Senator, District 44 — North Fargo Great River Energy is a Minnesota-based cooperative that serves 700,000 members through 28 electric cooperatives. The lignite coal burning Coal Creek Station electric generation plant near Washburn, N.D., has been one of Great River’s major sources of electricity since it began operating in […]