CEO Report

by Brad Dolinski, CEO Good morning NIECI! I got to visit with my buddy Dan last night.  He’s one of those lifelong friends you are fortunate enough to meet.  Dan was the guy that introduced me to the area.  We used to go to his parents’ cabin back in the day to hunt, fish, and […]

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by Brad Dolinski, CEO Good afternoon NIECI, I am saddened by the loss of our Director Bruce Leino.  I have had the honor of working with Bruce since I started my career with North Itasca Electric.  Bruce was my Great River Energy representative, we spent more time together because of that with meetings and discussions […]

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Remembering Bruce Leino

by Larry Salmela Bruce Leino served the members of the North Itasca Electric Co-op as a director for 37 years until he died on Monday February 5, 2024.  From the co-op’s beginning the members of District 7 have always had someone named Leino as their representative on the board.  Bruce’s father was a director when […]

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Operation Round-Up Trustees to hold spring grant meeting

Thanks to the generosity of nearly 85 percent of the Members of North Itasca Electric Co-op., the Board of Trustees for Operation Round Up will have approximately $12,000 available to distribute to various communities and organizations in the area.  In the Round Up program, Members “round up” their billings to the next dollar, with the […]

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CEO Report

by Brad Dolinski, CEO Good afternoon North Itasca Electric, It seems like I blinked, and the year is over.  I hope everyone has their holiday plans and shopping wrapped up.  I’ll be heading up to Baudette to see family and friends this weekend.  I don’t believe we’ll be heading to the lake anytime soon.  I […]

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by Brad Dolinski Good afternoon NIECI! We’ve been having a splash of incredible weather lately!  Today is the 15th of November; it’s a lovely fifty-one degrees outside.  This weather may not be great for the deer hunters, but it’s nice not going toe to toe with old man winter yet.  I was visiting with my […]

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What is Load Control…

and why call for energy reduction? by Jerry Loney Load control is when Great River Energy (GRE) sends out a signal to North Itasca Electric’s load control receivers turning off higher consuming electrical devices of those enrolled on a load control program such as water heater, electric boilers, plenum heaters, central air source heat pumps, […]

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