News

Image
jschwab
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric Safety Coordinator/Member Service Representative Jack Schwab formally retired April 2, but you may have noticed him at the co-op’s annual meeting in June as he…
Image
20250528_075543swcelotconstructionc
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…
Image
swce-logo
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…
Image
swce-logo
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…
Image
scholarships
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…
Image
20250603_110403sydc
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…
Image
20250603_113556directorselectedsparksc
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric members in attendance for the co-op’s 89th annual meeting at its headquarters in Owatonna Tuesday, June 3, learned the results of the co-op’s mail-in ballot for…
Image
swce_board_2024c
The Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric board of directors and corporate services include (seated, left to right): Gary Wilson, GRE director, District 6; Ronald Sommers, secretary/treasurer, District…
Image
swce-logo
• Plan to arrive at Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric (SWCE) early enough (doors open at 9 a.m., Tuesday, June 3) to be registered by the time the meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. Remember to bring your…
Image
swce-logo
Members who are enrolled in one of Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric’s load management programs know that when extremely hot or extremely cold temperatures are in the forecast, it’s likely that they…
Image
gre2015logobw
Great River Energy (GRE) is a wholesale electric cooperative owned by 26 member-owner cooperatives, including Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric. GRE provides wholesale electric service to Minnesota…
Image
grecareerscampnoteforparentsc
Great River Energy (GRE), Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric’s wholesale energy provider, will be hosting its Cooperative Careers Camp in June. This is a great opportunity for high school students to…

In the event of an emergency: Please do not use email to contact SWCE. We cannot guarantee messages received via email will be monitored during an outage.