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Moving soil

Excavators were moving soil, May 28, southeast of Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric’s headquarters. A gravel lot is being constructed for contractor’s equipment. The project will also include a required holding pond. Service #swceSERVICE

Lithium-ion battery safety on flights

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports the number of lithium-ion battery incidents involving smoke, fire, or extreme heat on flights doubled from 2019 to 2024. The majority of these incidents were caused by battery packs or vapes/e-cigarette devices. If your device has a swollen battery, gives off odd odors or sounds, or emits excessive heat, […]

Midwest grid operator projects sufficient generation capacity

According to the Midwest grid operator, MISO, the region has sufficient resources to meet electricity needs in the year ahead. MISO recently released the results of its 2025 planning resource auction, which supplied more capacity than needed throughout its footprint for the upcoming planning year, while signaling a tightening supply-demand balance in the market during […]

SWCE awards 17 scholarships in 2025 to high school graduates

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric awarded $1,000 scholarships to 17 high school seniors who graduated this past school year. A portion of the funds to support these scholarships come from unclaimed capital credit equity. Steele-Waseca’s scholarship program has awarded $249,250 in scholarships since the program was established in 1954. The recipients are a dependent of a Steele-Waseca […]

Manager Connection: Addressing Annual Meeting Questions

  General Manager Syd Briggs It is always great to have our annual meeting and hear from our members. This year we had over 1,000 attend the meeting (representing almost 500 memberships), served pork chops, reported on our activities for the past year, and on upcoming changes to the industry. Our finances are strong, we […]

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