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• Home Lighting 101: Feeling good about available choices
• School visit regarding electrical safety
• SWCE seeking bids for truck
• Great River Energy, ITC Midwest, and Xcel Energy propose transmission line project with application for Certificate of Need
• Minnesota electric cooperatives: 2026 legislative priorities
• Manager Connection: Full System Rate Increase 2026
• Metallic balloon safety for all times during the year
• The Power Surge: Factors driving the rising demand for electricity
• Manager Connection-Grid Improvements
• Roetman, Kjersten volunteer to assist recovery efforts in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa
• MISO says power grid ready for winter, but stresses risks remain
• Great River Energy board approves 2026 budget and rates
• Wilson retiring from Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, Nordahl promoted to member services manager
• 2026 Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., scheduled June 15-20
• Manager Connection – Record Capital Credits
• Board of directors approves record retirement of capital credit equity
• Steele-Waseca awarding $1,000 scholarships to high school graduates in 2026
• SWCE EV Chargers: 28 cents/kWh
• What to do when you lose power 
• Remember electrical safety when decking the halls 
• One stop online shop for all things electric 
• Empowering the next generation in the energy sector 
• Manager Connection: Concern for Community
• PowerOn Midwest open houses wrap up across southern Minnesota
• Great River Energy’s E3 Commercial Financing Program brings value to communities
• Faribault data center clears review amid Twin Cities growth
• Nuclear Power: Facts and Myths
• Air source heat pumps provide year-round comfort that is efficient and cost-effective
• Manager Connection: Town Hall Meeting Questions
• 2026 Nominating Committee appointments announced
• Steele-Waseca members pose questions during town hall meetings in Owatonna
• Neurons boost grid capacity
• Four best bets to stay cyber safe 
• Manager Connection: Member-Owned Co-ops
• Is your dual fuel system ready for cold weather?
• Cold Weather Rule notification
• Consider adding a home power station to your outage toolbox
• Sending a child to college? Discuss safety first 
• Unlocking the full potential of renewables with batteries
• Sparking an interest with Cooperative Careers Camp 
• Manager Connection: Employees form the infrastructure of the cooperative
• Late July storms cause 1,300 outages in Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric’s service territory
• Steele-Waseca among southern Minnesota cooperatives celebrating 10 years of landmark acquisition
• Three smart home technologies to help you save energy
• Annual meeting donor appreciation
• Manager Connection: Summer Energy Consumption
• Schwab reflects on career with Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
• Moving soil
• Lithium-ion battery safety on flights
• Midwest grid operator projects sufficient generation capacity
• SWCE awards 17 scholarships in 2025 to high school graduates
• Manager Connection: Addressing Annual Meeting Questions
• Two new directors elected by mail-in ballot announced at Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric’s 89th Annual Meeting
• SWCE board of directors and corporate services
• SWCE Annual Meeting, 89 years lighting the way
• Beyond weather: Key drivers that determine load control events
• Great River Energy: Powering what’s possible
• Get energized about a career in energy!
• Manager Connection: Director Elections & Annual Report
• May is Electrical Safety Month
• Annual Cogeneration Notification to Membership 2025
• Electric Cooperatives PAC cites success in 2024
• Districts 2, 4 & 6 Board Candidates 2025
• Federal action not likely to impact local energy bills
• Schwab retires from Steele-Waseca
• Manager Connection: annual meeting & mail in ballots
• Auto Pay Members: sign up for SmartHub starting May 5
• Annual meeting details, voting with the mail-in ballot
• Great River Energy, ITC Midwest and Xcel Energy move forward with Upper Midwest’s first 765-kV electric transmission backbone
• Minnesota Nuclear Energy Alliance calls for end to nuclear moratorium to secure clean energy future
• No foolin’: April is safe digging month
• Lineworker Appreciation
• Manager Connection: Outages
• Steele-Waseca board candidates for 2025 announced by co-op’s Nominating Committee
• Wrapped in savings with proper insulation
• “War of the Currents” assembly at Medford School
• Manager Connection: Dual Fuel
• After nearly 37 years, Don Bos retires from Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
• Soil Health Winter Workshop Highway 14 tour stop coming to Owatonna Feb. 18
• MISO predicts adequate resources to meet winter demand
• MISO approves historic portfolio of high-voltage electric transmission lines
• Manager Connection: WMA Increases
• Residential rebates for co-op members in 2025 announced by Steele-Waseca
• 2025 Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. scheduled June 16-21
• Data center site in Faribault fetches $4.5 million
• Manager Connection – Electric Sources, Planning and Looking Ahead
• Wholesale provider Great River Energy increasing rates in 2025
• Steele-Waseca expands qualifications for awarding $1,000 scholarships to high school graduates in 2025
• Non-Discrimination Statement
• Prevent holiday fires by practicing safety around your home
• Options for paying your Steele-Waseca electric bill
• Manager Connection: Capital Credit Equity Retired
• Steele-Waseca board of directors learn of co-op’s line crew assistance in South Carolina and Florida
• New record established with retirement of capital credit equity approved by SWCE board of directors
• SWCE dump truck for sale
• Steele-Waseca among electric co-ops sending lineworkers to aid power restoration after Hurricane Helene
• Fire extinguisher safety
• Members updated on co-op activities during four town hall meetings in Owatonna
• Manager Connection – Transmission Line Projects
• 2025 Nominating Committee appointments announced
• Roetman reflects on power restoration experience in Jamaica
• SWCE Sends Line Technicians to South Carolina – WCCO Reports on Delegation
• Growing rooftop solar scams prompt action from government, co-ops
• Is your dual fuel system ready for cold weather?
• Go above and beyond for a safe harvest
• Cybersecurity tips for a safer digital world
• Manager Connection: Co-op Community
• Roetman volunteers to help rebuild electric service in Jamaica
• Cold Weather Rule Notification
• Beginner’s guide to the electric grid
• Paving the Way
• Manager Connection: Benefits of Electricity
• Steele-Waseca utilizes Great River Energy contribution to benefit six community organizations
• MREA perspective on state’s completed legislative session
• Manager Connection: Rebates
• Youth Tour experience in Washington, D.C.—“unforgettable”
• Field of Heroes
• Grid project: drone installation
• Twins Community Fund Youth Baseball Clinic
• Members on dual fuel program: updates
• Downloading the SWCE app
• Move over for flashing lights—it’s the law
• 18 scholarships awarded to high school grads
• 88th Annual Meeting Recap
• Mail-in ballot results announced at 88th annual meeting
• Steele-Waseca’s 2024 Nominating Committee
• Five common myths about how to save energy at home
• Richter to represent Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric in Washington, D.C., for the 2024 Youth Tour
• Hydro power generation project
• Integrated resource plan gets OK from Minnesota PUC
• Great River Energy: Powering what’s possible for Steele-Waseca
• Heat pumps offer benefits for consumers, the environment
• Manager Connection: Annual Review of the Co-op
• Steele-Waseca annual meeting reminders
• Mail-in ballots are on their way
• SWCE 2024 board of director nominees
• Steele-Waseca implementing time-of-use rate May 1
• Gopher State One Call
• Annual Cogeneration Notification to Membership
• Tips to help you find and correct electrical hazards around your home
• Manager Connection: 88th Annual Meeting Details
• Steele-Waseca annual meeting details with first year of mail-in ballots
• Are you covered if your electronics sustain damage after an outage?
• National Lineworker Appreciation Day is April 8
• Manager Connection – Your Trusted Energy Advisor
• Board candidates for 2024 announced by Steele-Waseca’s Nominating Committee
• What can we expect from the legislature in 2024?
• What does it mean when you see the Energy Star® label?
• Residential rebates available to members in 2024
• Manager Connection – Tree Trimming Benefits
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric seeking assistance to locate former members
• Expanding the grid while maintaining reliability, resiliency
• Manager Connection: Cost of Power Increases
• Steele-Waseca board of directors approve mail-in ballot option for annual meeting voting
• Making a Winter Driving Survival Kit
• 2024 Washington, D.C. Youth Tour scheduled June 18-23
• Midwest electric system ready for winter weather
• New study reveals Minnesota electric cooperatives contribute nearly $20 billion to the state’s economy
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric awarding $1,000 scholarships to qualified high school graduates in 2024
• Manager Connection – Reliable, affordable electricity continues in 2024
• Budget, rates set for ’24 by wholesale provider Great River Energy
• Steele-Waseca installs two electric vehicle chargers
• Five ways to safeguard your home this winter
• Stan Eaton memorial plaque moved
• Grid North Partners to implement 19 transmission upgrades to reduce system congestion
• Manager Connection: $2.135 million capital credit equity approved
• Steele-Waseca board appoints Schlaak District 3 director
• New record retirement of capital credit equity approved by Steele-Waseca board of directors
• Learn how to avoid common phone utility scams
• When should you replace your water heater?
• Manager Connection: 2023 Rebates
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric announces 2024 Nominating Committee appointments
• Steele-Waseca host town hall meetings for first time since pandemic
• Spooky energy savings in the spirit of efficiency
• Electric co-ops grow for the communities they serve
• Farm Safety Field Day
• Is your dual fuel system ready for cold weather?
• Manager Connection: Cybersecurity Awareness Month
• Board Director Duane Edwardson dies at the age of 84
• Cold Weather Rule notification
• Steele-Waseca tours member businesses
• Questions to consider before installing rooftop solar
• Are you covered if your electronics sustain damage after an outage?
• GRE doubles joins nationwide electric vehicle initiative
• Manager Connection: Gopher State One Call
• Rebate check presentation-Absolute Air
• Olson pleased with line technician opportunity at Steele-Waseca
• GRE doubles commitment to pollinator-friendly habitat restoration
• Electricity: An everyday value when compared to other common expenses
• Manager Connection – Reliable Energy Created in Tree Trimming & Planned Outages
• Washington, D.C. Youth Tour, “It was an amazing trip and experience!”
• The Buzz about Pollinator Gardens: Celebrating the Significance of Pollinator Week
• Minnesota’s legislative session will impact everyone in the state who uses electricity
• Efficiency upgrades to help you save this summer
• SWCE awards scholarships to “Class of 2023” high school graduates
• Manager Connection: Annual Meeting Recap & Review of Articles of Incorporation & Bylaw Changes
• Members in attendance for annual meeting approve proposed articles of incorporation, bylaws, and elect directors
• A new PAC identity unveiled by NRECA
• SWCE Annual Meeting reminders 2023
• Nominating Committee completes duty for board of director nominees
• Klokonos representing Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric for the 2023 Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.
• Great River Energy delivers on its triple bottom line in 2022
• Wacek thrilled with accounting position at Steele-Waseca
• SWCE 2023 board of director and corporate services
• Manager Connection: Annual Meeting, Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws
• Annual Cogeneration Notification to Membership
• Gopher State One Call
• SWCE 2023 board of director nominees
• Manager Connection: Annual Meeting 2023
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric preparing for 87th annual meeting
• Steele-Waseca’s Nominating Committee announce board candidates for 2023
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric representatives meet with state legislators
• Play it safe: 10 do’s and don’t when using portable generators
• National Lineworker Appreciation Day is April 10th
• Manager Connection – 100% carbon free by 2040 & National Lineworker Appreciation Day
• Generic chargers can cause serious injury
• Do you have or know someone dealing with an ice dam issue this winter season?
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric bringing back auditions for national anthem singer at co-op’s 87th annual meeting
• Heat pumps prove efficient, effective in cold climates
• Burns enjoying Steele-Waseca’s customer service representative position
• FAQ’s on Electric Vehicles (EVs)
• Energy efficiency tax credits for homeowners
• Applications being accepted for 2023 Washington, D.C. Youth Tour
• Steele-Waseca partners with Voices for Cooperative Power on legislative policies impacting rural energy consumers
• Manager Connection – Increases in Cost of Power
• Steele-Waseca announce 2023 residential rebates available to members
• 2023 Washington, D.C. Youth Tour scheduled June 13-18
• Shopping for a space heater? Choose wisely
• How electricity gets to your home, farm, or business
• Stelter reflects on new challenges as Steele-Waseca’s finance division manager
• Manager Connection – Opportunity to Serve
• Great River Energy’s wholesale rates projected to increase in 2023
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric awarding $1,000 scholarships in 2023 to qualified high school graduates
• Load Management Schedule: 11-18-22 & 11-19-22
• Five ways to fight the winter chill and save energy
• Manager Connection – Record Capital Credit Equity
• Record retirement of capital credit equity approved by Steele-Waseca board of directors
• USDA funding available for qualified individuals and families to buy or repair homes
• Minnesota co-op “spreads the word” about hybrid electric bucket trucks
• Iverson among Quilt of Valor recipients
• Dual fuel program participants encouraged to have adequate supplies of your secondary fuel source
• Wilson utilizing Steele-Waseca experience to develop division manager position
• Manager Connection – Utility Fraud
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric announces appointments for 2023 Nominating Committee
• Cooperatives handle the heat, even during the hottest times of the year
• Is your dual fuel system ready for cold weather?
• Manager Connection – National Co-op Month: Focused on You
• Four ways to boost your cyber hygiene
• Cold Weather Rule notification
• Suds and savings: 10 ways to save energy in the laundry room
• Short Circuits Issue 101: Cooperation
• Gopher State One Call
• Electric system resilient during sweltering heat
• Manager Connection – Distracted Driving
• Master Electrician Joel Dulas having an active start with Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
• Heat pumps built for summer cooling, colder winter weather
• Seykora, Kindseth thankful for Youth Tour experience in Washington, D.C.
• Manager Connection: Rebates
• Lundberg retires after 49 years with Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
• Grid authorities issue warnings about summer energy demand
• Top tips to stay cool and save energy this summer
• Scholarships awarded by Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric to “Class of 2022” high school graduates
• Manager Connection: Popularity of Electric Appliances & Equipment Rise
• Incumbent directors re-elected during SWCE’s 86th annual meeting
• Incumbent directors re-elected during SWCE’s 86th annual meeting
• SWCE conducting in-person annual meeting Tuesday, June 7
• June 2022 Sparks Ad Connection
• April 12 storm damage
• Your membership to affordable, reliable, responsible power
• Nominating Committee determines board of director nominees
• Fire safety training at Steele-Waseca
• GRE members elect directors; board elects officers
• SWCE 2021 annual meeting minutes
• Kindseth, Seykora to represent Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric during 2022 Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.
• SWCE annual meeting reminders
• Low-carbon future comes into focus
• SWCE board of directors and corporate services members
• DeVries retires after 37-year career at Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
• Portion of Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric members to receive survey in June
• Message to our owners by SWCE General Manager Syd Briggs
• SWCE’s 86th Annual Meeting Agenda
• KW Saves kWhs: Kitchen Appliances
• May 2022 Sparks Ad Connection
• Manager Connection – In-person Annual Meeting 2022
• Legislative Day at the Capitol
• Annual Cogeneration Notification to Membership
• 811 5 Steps for Safe Digging & Gopher State One Call
• SWCE 2022 board of director nominees
• For sale at SWCE – 06′ Dodge Grand Caravan SXT
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric prepares for in-person annual meeting
• KW Saves kWhs: Microwave vs. Stove
• 1955 SWCE Service Truck Repainted
• KW Saves kWhs: Water Heating Expenses
• April 2022 Sparks Ad Connection
• Downed and Dangerous
• Considering a home wiring project?
• April 12 storm damage
• National Lineworker Appreciation Day is April 11
• Would you like your Sparks newsletter delivered to your inbox?
• GRE members reaffirm approval of sale of Coal Creek Station, HVDC transmission system; approve Discovery Wind project
• Manager Connection – Lineworker Appreciation
• Email notifications available to SWCE members
• SWCE Nominating Committee announce board candidates for 2022
• March Sparks Ad Connection
• Let us know if you plan to build
• Great River Energy to sign agreement with Apex Clean Energy for 400-megawatt Discovery Wind
• Manager Connection – Beware of Utility Scams
• Former Steele-Waseca General Manager Donald Larson dies at age 91
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric hosts electric vehicle safety training for area fire departments
• KW Saves kWhs: Fans & Filters
• Steele-Waseca details residential rebates available to members in 2022
• Powering Up After an Outage
• Why is my bill higher in the winter?
• Be Safe
• Manager Connection – Top 5 Reasons We Love Serving Our Member-Owners
• Ensuring the electric grid can bounce back quickly
• USDA funding available to help low-income individuals and families buy or repair homes
• SWCE seeking applicants for Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.
• Behind the Scenes with Jen: National Clean Off Your Desk Day
• Heating your home accounts for up to 48 percent of your utility bill
• Electrical safety training in Claremont
• Manager Connection – Legislative Involvement
• KW Saves kWhs: Rugs & Pipes
• GRE clean energy transition brings era of rate stability
• SWCE awarding scholarships in 2022
• KW Saves kWhs: Air Vents & Smart Thermostats
• Behind the Scenes with Jen-SWCE 1936 Replica Service Truck, Bids Due
• Extension cord safety
• 10 Outdoor Lighting Tips to help you stay jolly
• USDA funding available to help low-income individuals and families buy or repair homes
• Manager Connection – Record-Breaking Capital Credit Equity
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric board approves new record retirement of capital credit equity
• Our focus is you—the member
• KW Saves kWhs: Sun in the day-Drapes at night & Bundle up
• Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric nominating committee appointments announced for 2022
• Supporting electric co-op members across Minnesota, Connexus Energy successfully challenges unlawful BNSF practices
• Manager Connection – Cooperative Principles
• Storage Water Heating Program
• Sobrack among Jay York Scholarship recipients
• Getting proper rest can make a huge difference in staying safe during harvest
• Protecting against cyberattacks