Recently the communities in our region have played host to informational meetings, comment sessions and open houses related to the proposed transmission build-out across the Midwest. Those…

Bret Wobschall, June 8, became Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric’s operations division manager. “Employees at SWCE have been very welcoming and all have assisted in ensuring a seamless transition…

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric Youth Tour Delegates Leighton Richter of Faribault and Connor Louks of Ellendale returned home June 20 after flying with Minnesota’s delegation of 35 students and…

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric Line Foreman Kevin Kjersten (adjacent photo) was promoted, June 15, to line superintendent.

Great River Energy (GRE) officials conducted a breakfast briefing, June 11, with Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric employees regarding the PowerOn Midwest transmission line project that may go…

SWCE will be hosting four town hall meetings in September.

The regional grid operator, MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator - see adjacent map), released results from its Planning Resource Auction for the upcoming Planning Year 2026-27.

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric awarded $1,000 scholarships to 18 high school seniors who graduated this past school year.

Great River Energy’s 2025 sustainability report, “Powering Good,” is now available online.

As you read last month, the boards of Steele-Waseca and Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association (GCCEA) made the decision to share a general manager. Beginning on July 1, I began filling that…

There’s plenty for cooperative member-owners to know about following the 2026 Minnesota legislative session affecting the energy that powers your home, farm or business.

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric will be represented at the 2026 Youth Tour in Washington, D.C., by Connor Louks, a sophomore at New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva High School, and Leighton…