Preparing for a new state transmission backbone

by Priti Patel, GRE vice president and chief transmission officer  We all know that utilities and electric cooperatives are moving away from fossil fuels toward more renewable energy. At the same time, we are in the midst of transforming the electric grid in the Midwest region to assure electricity can be reliably transported from where […]

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Should we be looking at nuclear?

by Sally Sedgwick With a national policy goal of eliminating coal fired plants, and a state mandate of producing completely carbon-free generation by 2040, how will energy needs be met? “We cannot meet the power need with wind and solar,” explained Brad Dolinski, CEO of North Itasca Electric Cooperative. “We have to talk nuclear.” According […]

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