Following is Great River Energy’s winter load management plan. The first day under the winter control strategy for Electric Thermal Storage (ETS) and other off-peak schedules varies by program as listed below. The first day under the winter control strategy for interruptible billing peak load management will be Friday October 1st, 2023, and the last […]
October is National Co-op Month, and North Itasca Electric Co-op is joining cooperatives across the U.S. to celebrate. Co-ops come in all shapes and sizes, but they each have a common goal: to provide goods or services for the members of the co-op. Electric co-ops, including North Itasca Electric, exist to serve their members. Our […]
by Brad Dolinski, CEO Good afternoon NIECI, Fall is here, and thus far the weather has been fantastic. I had an off weekend recently and took that opportunity to enjoy a few Hwy 38 sales. Picked up a few deals I just couldn’t live without. I’m not a great rummage sale guy, my attention span […]
by Jerry Loney A touch of frost has come, and the changing colors give us the clear warning winter is coming. Every year it seems I send out a message reminding you to get ready for winter (as if it isn’t obvious), and every year I talk on how to be more energy efficient. I […]
by Brad Dolinski, CEO Good afternoon NIECI, I hate to say it, I’m concerned summer is slipping away from us. I helped my buddy Will with a couple of hunting sights the other day, signaling the start of fall. I’m going out kicking and screaming! I’m just not ready for what comes next. I do […]
With a target date for start of construction of January 2025, planning for the rebuilding and relocation of the main power supply line to the North Itasca Electric system got underway in July with an Open House for landowners along the transmission corridor. At the Open House, landowners were able to express any concerns about […]
Read More… from Report from Open House on planning for Highway 6 transmission line
by Brad Dolinski, CEO Good afternoon NIECI, I’m writing to you from one of my most beloved locations. I’m celebrating my anniversary with my wife and aunt and uncle in Sioux Narrows. Spending a few days relaxing at the lake, chasing Lake Trout, and eating way too much is just what we needed to recharge […]
Deer River to Jesse Lake 69-kV transmission line rebuild and reroute Great River Energy, wholesale power supplier to North-Itasca Electric Cooperative and Lake Country Power, is proposing to rebuild and relocate portions of its 69-kV transmission line between Deer River and Jessie Lake. Construction is scheduled for early 2025. As a landowner along the project […]
Remarks at the annual meeting by Brad Dolinski, CEO: Thank you for coming to the annual meeting today. Thank you to the community of Northome for hosting us! Thanks to Shining Light Café for providing us a little treat after the meeting is done. I want to recognize several people. Our operations department, thank you […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: from the Director of Community Education – Itasca Area Community Education Grand Rapids, Minn. – On April 25, 2023 the Grand Rapids and Bigfork elementary schools invited incoming kindergarten students from around the district into schools for the annual Kindergarten Round-Up. Over 225 future kindergarten students and their families were in attendance. […]
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