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What information can Minnesotans who get their electricity from a rural electric cooperative find on their co-op’s website? For example, can co-op members get a basic explanation about the charges and fees on their electric bill? Can they see what mix of energy sources their electricity comes from? Is there information on how to vote […]
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21
Six Highlights about CURE’s Energy Democracy Work 1) Energy Program -> Energy Democracy Historically, CURE’s Energy Program focused on clean energy and climate change issues. Now, CURE is moving our work to include PEOPLE in those issues. CURE’s definition of Energy Democracy is having communities involved directly in their energy systems’ decision-making process. Democratic involvement […]
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18
The Power of Minnesota: Clean Energy Film Screening and Community Conversation September 18, 2018 | 6-9pm Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Canby Campus 1011 First Street, Canby, MN 56220 Learn more and RSVP: https://powerofmncanby.eventbrite.com or call 612-626-0555 Agenda: 6:00 pm – Social hour, appetizers, and resource fair 7:00 pm – Film screening and community […]
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CURE's Minnesota Local Energy Project loves co-ops, but we want our co-ops to readily provide member-owners with all the information they need to make decisions. #energydemocracy
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Minnesota co-op websites get failing grade on disclosing power sources
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A rural environmental group takes electric cooperatives to task for not providing better online information.For every $1 you give we get $3 more! CURE has qualified for a $25,000 Small Cities Commercial Rehabilitation Grant if we can raise a $7,500 match. This match will help us with more than 50% of our renovation project. Thank you for Giving to the Max! www.givemn.org/story/Curenipandtuck
When member-owners are cut out of the process co-op executives can do as they please, totally unchecked. We need to bring our co-ops back under member control.
How can co-op member-owners make the smartest decisions for their co-op if they don’t have all the information available to them?
Minnesota rural electric co-ops aren’t making the grade when it comes to democracy and transparency. Check out how your co-op stacks up.
Minnesota Local Energy Project
Today the Minnesota Local Energy Project is releasing the Rural Electric Co-op Report Card. This report details the shortcomings CURE found on the websites of Minnesota's 44 rural electric co-ops. Th...