Integrated resource plan gets OK from Minnesota PUC

Courtesy: Great River Energy (GRE)

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) gave the green light to Great River Energy’s integrated resource plan (IRP), which outlines the cooperative’s 2023-37 generation portfolio investments.

The plan is aimed at maintaining costs for GRE’s 27 member-owners, which includes Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, while significantly increasing the amount of renewable energy. It was unanimously accepted by the commission on March 7, after being submitted more than a year ago.

IRPs serve as strategic roadmaps for utilities, outlining their anticipated electricity generation methods over the next 15 years, with the PUC providing advisory guidance