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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CEO Report

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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CEO Report

by Brad Dolinski, CEO Good afternoon NIECI! To put things in perspective a little, I’m writing this article on 10/19/23.  A lot will change by the time you get this in your home or cabin.  This weekend I get to take my oldest daughter out for the youth hunt.  We’ll spend a few hours in […]

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Operation Round-Up fall grants

Operation Round Up Community Trust Board held its fall meeting in October to award grants to community organizations. This fall 33 grants were made totaling $10,200. Operation Round Up® is a charitable program designed to provide financial assistance to local nonprofit organizations and community projects. Nearly 85 percent of North Itasca Electric’s 5,200 members voluntarily […]

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