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Beltrami Electric Cooperative
Beltrami Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric distribution cooperative located in Bemidji, Minn. It provides service in areas of north-central Minnesota which include parts of Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca and Koochiching Counties.

BENCO Electric Cooperative
BENCO Electric is a member-owned cooperative that transmits energy from the electricity wholesaler Great River Energy (GRE), MN. Distribution companies like BENCO Electric do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer.

Brown County Rural Electrical Association
Brown County REA is a member-owned cooperative that transmits energy from the electricity wholesaler Great River Energy (GRE), MN. Distribution companies like Brown County REA do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer. They serve the rural area of Brown County and parts of Nicollet, Sibley, Blue Earth, Renville, Redwood, Cottonwood and Watonwan counties.

Connexus Energy
Connexus Energy is Minnesota's largest electric cooperative, providing electricity and related products and services to homes and businesses in portions of Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, and Washington counties.

Crow Wing Power Cooperative
Crow Wing Power delivers electricity to cooperative member's homes, cabins, farms and businesses throughout Crow Wing, Cass and Morrison Counties surrounding the Brainerd Lakes Area in central Minnesota. Distribution companies like Crow Wing Power do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer.

Dakota Electric Association
Dakota Electric is a member-owned cooperative that transmits energy from electricity wholesaler Great River Energy (GRE), MN. Distribution companies like Dakota Electric do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer. It serves more than 100,000 members in portions of Dakota, Goodhue, Scott and Rice counties.

East Central Energy
East Central Energy is a member-owned cooperative that transmits energy from electricity wholesaler Great River Energy (GRE), MN. Distribution companies like ECE do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer. ECE provides electric service for more than 58,000 homes, farms, and businesses in east central Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

Federated Rural Electric
Federated Rural Electric is a distribution electric utility serving member-owners in Jackson and Martin Counties with some along the bordering counties and in Huntington, Iowa. Federated is headquartered in Jackson with a warehouse in Welcome. They serve more than 5,000 members and own 598 miles of underground lines and 1,588 miles of overhead lines. Federated receives wholesale power from: Great River Energy, Western Area Power Administration and L&O/Basin Electric Power Cooperative. They belong to the nationwide network of cooperatives known as Touchstone Energy Partners. Distribution companies like Federated do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer.

Great River Energy
Great River Energy is a not-for-profit electric cooperative owned by 28 electric distribution cooperatives. Collectively, they serve approximately 665,000 members in Minnesota. As a Touchstone Energy Cooperative, Great River Energy is part of a nationwide alliance made of more than 750 electric cooperatives in 46 states. GRE generates electricity and transmits it from power plants to substations for distribution through local Energy Cooperative lines.

Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative Electrical Association
Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative Electrical Association is an electrical distribution cooperative located in Park Rapids, MN. The cooperative provides electrical and related services to more than 9,700 members in Hubbard, Becker, Cass, Clearwater and Wadena Counties. Distribution companies like Itasca-Mantrap do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer.

Lake Country Power
Lake Country Power serves parts of eight counties in Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and St. Louis. LCP provides electricity and other energy related services to nearly 43,000 members in the rural parts of northern Minnesota. They maintain more than 8,100 miles of distribution lines within 10,872 square miles of service territory. Geographically, LCP is Minnesota's largest electric cooperative with service centers in Grand Rapids, Kettle River and Mountain Iron. Their five outpost facilities are strategically located throughout service areas in Cook, Ely, McGregor, Remer and Saginaw. Distribution companies like LCP do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer.

Lake Region Electric Cooperative
LREC membership is a mix of residential; commercial and industrial; and seasonal homes. They average 4.6 members per mile in our 3,200 square mile service territory and own and maintain 5,600 miles of line. Distribution companies like LREC do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer.

Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative (MLEC)
Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy Partner, serves over 14,000 members around Mille Lacs Lake - Minnesota's most popular fishing lake for open water and ice. Distribution companies like MLEC do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer.

Minnesota Power
Minnesota Power is a utility company based in Duluth, Minn., and is owned by ALLETE, Inc., a provider of affordable, reliable energy services in the Upper Midwest.

Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC)
MVEC provides electric service to 40,450+ members in an 968-square-mile service area, covering portions of nine counties: Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Sibley, and Waseca. Distribution companies like MVEC do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer.

Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power is an electric utility that provides electricity for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

Red Lake Electric Cooperative (RLEC)
Red Lake Electric Cooperative is one of the Minnkota Power Systems serving Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Polk counties and the area served by the Red Lake Electric Cooperative on the lands of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa in northwestern Minnesota. Their headquarters are located in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. Distribution companies like RLEC do not work in the production of energy, but rather get it from the source to the customer.

Red River Valley Cooperative Power Association
Red River Valley Cooperative Power Association has been delivering reliable electric energy to its member-owners since 1939 using technology and innovative services to meet the needs of agricultural, commercial and residential members alike. The power comes from a mix of coal, water and wind, balancing affordable power with Red River Valley Co-op Power's environmental goals. Consumers receive one of the higher amounts of renewable energy in the nation. Distribution companies like Red River Valley do not work in the production of energy, but rather getting it from the source to the customer.

Sioux Valley Energy
Sioux Valley Energy is a member-owned electric cooperative serving more than 23,000 homes, farms and businesses with electric service in east-central South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota.

Stearns Electric Association
Stearns Electric Association is a member-owned electric cooperative. Stearns Electric Association has provides electricity and related products and services to nearly 25,000 members in six Central Minnesota counties including Stearns, Todd, Morrison, Kandiyohi, Pope and Douglas. Distribution companies like Stearns Electric Association do not work in the production of energy, but rather getting it from the source to the customer.

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric transmits energy from several electricity wholesalers. Distribution companies like Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric do not work in the production of energy, but rather getting it from the source to the customer.

Tri-County Electric Cooperative
Tri-County Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving three counties in Minnesota including Winona, Houston and Fillmore and parts of Olmsted and Mower counties. TEC also serves portions of Howard, Winneshiek and Allamakee counties in Iowa. TEC has about 13,000 electrical services. TEC was founded in 1936 when power was not available to rural residents. Local citizens banded together to build lines going out to their homes and farms. Distribution companies like TEC do not work in the production of energy, but rather getting it from the source to the customer.

Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association is a member-owned, non-profit electric utility founded in 1937. Headquartered in Rockford, Minn., Wright-Hennepin is one of the state's largest member-owned electric utilities and distributes electricity to more than 46,000 homes, businesses and farms.

Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy is a major U.S. electric and natural gas company based in Minneapolis, MN. Xcel Energy has regulated operations in eight states (Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin), and provides a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to approximately 3.5 million electricity customers and 2 million natural gas customers through four operating companies. A diverse mix of energy sources (coal, nuclear, natural gas, wind, solar, biomass and hydro) supply the region with clean, reliable, affordable energy.

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