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'''Great River Energy''' is an [[electric]] [[Electric power transmission|transmission]] and [[Electricity generation|generation]] [[utility cooperative|cooperative]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]; it is the state's second largest electric utility, based on generating capacity, and the fifth largest generation and transmission cooperative in the U.S. in terms of assets. Great River Energy was formed in 1999 when Cooperative Power Association and United Power Association merged. |
'''Great River Energy''' is an [[electric]] [[Electric power transmission|transmission]] and [[Electricity generation|generation]] [[utility cooperative|cooperative]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]; it is the state's second largest electric utility, based on generating capacity, and the fifth largest generation and transmission cooperative in the U.S. in terms of assets.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} Great River Energy was formed in 1999 when Cooperative Power Association and United Power Association merged. |
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Great River Energy owns or co-owns more than 100 energy transmission substations<ref>Sun-Net Consulting: http://www.sncsw.com/Great_River_Energy_news.html</ref> in the region. The company's system also includes more than 500 distribution substations. Great River Energy is a not-for-profit cooperative that provides wholesale electricity to more than 1.7 million people through |
Great River Energy owns or co-owns more than 100 energy transmission substations<ref>Sun-Net Consulting: http://www.sncsw.com/Great_River_Energy_news.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804015454/http://www.sncsw.com/Great_River_Energy_news.html |date=2009-08-04 }}</ref> in the region. The company's system also includes more than 500 distribution substations. Great River Energy is a not-for-profit cooperative that provides wholesale electricity to more than 1.7 million people through 27 member distribution cooperatives in Minnesota, covering roughly 60 percent of the state. The company also owns transmission lines in North Dakota and Wisconsin. |
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== Company headquarters == |
== Company headquarters == |
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}}</ref> The company has occupied the Maple Grove facility since April 2008. In October 2008, the headquarters building became the first building in Minnesota to attain [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Platinum certification.<ref name="leed_platinum">{{Cite web|url=http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/10/15/gre-proximity-leed-platinum |title=Great River Energy, Proximity Hotel Awarded LEED Platinum Ratings |publisher=GreenerBuildings |date=2008-10-15 |accessdate=2008-11-02 | |
}}</ref> The company has occupied the Maple Grove facility since April 2008. In October 2008, the headquarters building became the first building in Minnesota to attain [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Platinum certification.<ref name="leed_platinum">{{Cite web|url=http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/10/15/gre-proximity-leed-platinum |title=Great River Energy, Proximity Hotel Awarded LEED Platinum Ratings |publisher=GreenerBuildings |date=2008-10-15 |accessdate=2008-11-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017061621/http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/10/15/gre-proximity-leed-platinum |archivedate=October 17, 2008 }}</ref> |
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== Transmission operations == |
== Transmission operations == |
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Great River Energy’s transmission system is part of an overall regional transmission grid, operated on a coordinated basis in accordance with the Minnesota Electric Transmission Planning group.<ref>Minnesota Electric Transmission Planning: http://www.minnelectrans.com/</ref> Regional grid operations were expanded in 2002 with the formation of the [[Midcontinent Independent System Operator|MISO]], an independent, nonprofit organization that supports the reliable operation of the transmission system in 15 U.S. states and the [[Canadian province]] of [[Manitoba]]. MISO acts as the Regional Transmission Organization, overseeing the operations, planning, and improvements of the wholesale bulk electric transmission system in the upper Midwest. With its administration of a centralized energy market, Midwest ISO's stated goal is to ensure that the growing demand for power is served in an efficient and effective manner.<ref>Midwest ISO: https://www.midwestiso.org/page/About%20Us</ref> |
Great River Energy’s transmission system is part of an overall regional transmission grid, operated on a coordinated basis in accordance with the Minnesota Electric Transmission Planning group.<ref>Minnesota Electric Transmission Planning: http://www.minnelectrans.com/</ref> Regional grid operations were expanded in 2002 with the formation of the [[Midcontinent Independent System Operator|MISO]], an independent, nonprofit organization that supports the reliable operation of the transmission system in 15 U.S. states and the [[Canadian province]] of [[Manitoba]]. MISO acts as the Regional Transmission Organization, overseeing the operations, planning, and improvements of the wholesale bulk electric transmission system in the upper Midwest. With its administration of a centralized energy market, Midwest ISO's stated goal is to ensure that the growing demand for power is served in an efficient and effective manner.<ref>Midwest ISO: https://www.midwestiso.org/page/About%20Us</ref> |
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== CapX2020 project == |
== Grid North Partners (Formerly known as CapX2020 project) == |
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[[File:CapX 2020.jpg|thumb|right|CapX 2020 power line in Onalaska, Wisconsin]] |
[[File:CapX 2020.jpg|thumb|right|CapX 2020 power line in Onalaska, Wisconsin]] |
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Great River Energy is part of Grid North Partners a broad mix of 10 investor-owned and not-for-profit cooperative and municipal utilities working together to ensure continued safe, reliable and affordable electric service. We all serve customers in the Upper Midwest and own and operate transmission infrastructure throughout our respective service territories. |
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Great River Energy is one of 11 Midwestern transmission-owning utilities participating in CapX2020,<ref>CapX2020: http://www.capx2020.com/faq.html></ref> an initiative that seeks to expand the region's electricity transmission grid. The initiative was created in response to studies that predict a significant increase in consumer demand for electricity by the year 2020. |
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== Electric |
== Electric plants == |
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===Coal=== |
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:*[[Coal Creek Station]] - Located south of [[Underwood, North Dakota]] |
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::Generating electricity since 1979; this station is North Dakotas largest, producing 1,100 megawatts of electricity, & using 7.5 to 8.0 million tons of beneficiated lignite per year, which it gets from the [[Falkirk Mine]] located near the plant. |
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:*Stanton Station - Located near [[Stanton, North Dakota]] |
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::Generating electricity since 1966, it produces 189 megawatts of electricity, and uses 850,000 tons of sub-bituminous coal from the Powder River Basin per year. |
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:*Cambridge Station – Located in [[Cambridge, Minnesota]] |
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:*Elk River Peaking Station – Located in Elk River, Minnesota |
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:*Elk River Peaking Station - Located in Elk River, Minnesota |
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===Wind=== |
===Wind=== |
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:*Great River Energy also purchases wind energy from [[wind farm]]s in |
:*Great River Energy also purchases 669 megawatts of wind energy from [[wind farm]]s in Minnesota, Iowa and North Dakota. |
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===Solar=== |
===Solar=== |
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:*Great River Energy has 650 kilowatts of solar energy installations, including a 250 kW solar array at its Maple Grove, Minn. headquarters facility. The array includes a mix of technologies to help determine how solar energy installations can be integrated into cooperative systems. |
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===Purchases=== |
===Purchases=== |
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When needed, Great River Energy also purchases electricity from other electric producers through its membership in the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, known as the [[Midcontinent Independent System Operator]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.midwestiso.org/home |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208025006/http://www.midwestiso.org/home |archive-date=2006-02-08 |title=Midwest ISO - Welcome}}</ref> |
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Purchase contracts limits local distributors (Great River Energy's customers) to a 5% maximum of self-generation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jossi |first1=Frank |title=Wind-solar pairing cuts equipment costs while ramping up output |url=https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/2019/03/11/windsolar-pairing-cuts-equipment-costs-while-ramping-up-output/ |website=Renewable Energy World |publisher=Energy News Network |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20191218220537/https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/2019/03/11/windsolar-pairing-cuts-equipment-costs-while-ramping-up-output/ |archivedate=2019-12-18 |date=11 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hughlett |first1=Mike |title=Minnesota wind-solar hybrid project could be new frontier for renewable energy |url=http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-wind-solar-hybrid-project-could-be-new-frontier-for-renewable-energy/560906672/ |publisher=[[Star Tribune]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20191010001520/http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-wind-solar-hybrid-project-could-be-new-frontier-for-renewable-energy/560906672/ |archivedate=2019-10-10 |date=2019-09-23 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Management and governance == |
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==DryFining== |
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Great River Energy is one of 44 rural electric cooperatives in [[Minnesota]]; members can vote on or run for the [[board of directors]] these cooperatives, but information on how to do so may be limited.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Most MN electric co-op websites lack basics for informing members {{!}} CURE (Clean Up the River Environment)|url=https://www.cureriver.org/2018/11/14/report-card-most-minnesota-electric-co-op-websites-lack-basics-for-informing-and-engaging-members/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref> |
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In 2010, Great River Energy led a team that was awarded with Power Engineering magazine’s 2010 Coal-Fired Project of the Year. The project, “DryFining,” created a new technology for coal-firing power plants that improves fuel quality, decreases volatile gas emissions, and reduces a plant’s operating expenses and maintenance costs. The team also included fluid bed dryer engineer [[Heyl & Patterson Inc.]] of [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], the [[United States Department of Energy|U.S. Department of Energy’s]] [[National Energy Technology Laboratory]], [[Lehigh University| Lehigh University’s]] Energy Research Center, the [[Electric Power Research Institute]] and engineering construction contractor [[WorleyParsons]].<ref name="Power-Gen Worldwide">{{cite web |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.greatriverenergy.com Great River Energy] |
* [http://www.greatriverenergy.com Great River Energy] |
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*[https://www.inforum.com/business/energy-and-mining/6482047-North-Dakotas-largest-coal-fired-power-plant-will-shut-down-in-2022-unless-new-buyer-can-be-found North Dakota's largest coal-fired power plant will shut down in 2022 unless new buyer can be found] |
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*[https://www.startribune.com/ceremony-marks-completion-of-north-dakota-power-plant-sale/600169880/ Ceremony marks completion of North Dakota power plant sale] |
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*[https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/bismarck-energy-company-officially-buys-north-dakotas-largest-coal-fired-power-plant Bismarck energy company officially buys North Dakota's largest coal-fired power plant] |
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*[https://gridnorthpartners.com/ Grid North Partners] |
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Great River Energy is an electric transmission and generation cooperative in the U.S. state of Minnesota; it is the state's second largest electric utility, based on generating capacity, and the fifth largest generation and transmission cooperative in the U.S. in terms of assets.[citation needed] Great River Energy was formed in 1999 when Cooperative Power Association and United Power Association merged.
Great River Energy owns or co-owns more than 100 energy transmission substations[1] in the region. The company's system also includes more than 500 distribution substations. Great River Energy is a not-for-profit cooperative that provides wholesale electricity to more than 1.7 million people through 27 member distribution cooperatives in Minnesota, covering roughly 60 percent of the state. The company also owns transmission lines in North Dakota and Wisconsin.
Company headquarters
Great River Energy's headquarters are located in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The facility includes a 160-foot-tall (49 m), 200 kilowatt NEG Micon M700 wind turbine (visible from Interstate 94), and a 72-kilowatt solar array at ground level and on the rooftop. The building uses approximately half the energy of similar-sized buildings constructed using standard construction techniques, 40 percent less electricity for lighting and 90 percent less water than standard corporate campuses.[2][3] The company has occupied the Maple Grove facility since April 2008. In October 2008, the headquarters building became the first building in Minnesota to attain LEED Platinum certification.[4]
Transmission operations
Great River Energy’s transmission system is part of an overall regional transmission grid, operated on a coordinated basis in accordance with the Minnesota Electric Transmission Planning group.[5] Regional grid operations were expanded in 2002 with the formation of the MISO, an independent, nonprofit organization that supports the reliable operation of the transmission system in 15 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Manitoba. MISO acts as the Regional Transmission Organization, overseeing the operations, planning, and improvements of the wholesale bulk electric transmission system in the upper Midwest. With its administration of a centralized energy market, Midwest ISO's stated goal is to ensure that the growing demand for power is served in an efficient and effective manner.[6]
Grid North Partners (Formerly known as CapX2020 project)
Great River Energy is part of Grid North Partners a broad mix of 10 investor-owned and not-for-profit cooperative and municipal utilities working together to ensure continued safe, reliable and affordable electric service. We all serve customers in the Upper Midwest and own and operate transmission infrastructure throughout our respective service territories.
Electric plants
- Spiritwood Station – Located near Spiritwood, North Dakota was completed in 2012. Went commercial on 11-1-2014. It is a combined heat and power plant which produces steam for sale to local industries and electricity.
- Cambridge Station – Located in Cambridge, Minnesota
- Lakefield Junction Station – Located in Trimont, Minnesota
- Pleasant Valley Station – Located in Dexter, Minnesota
- Elk River Peaking Station – Located in Elk River, Minnesota
Wind
- Great River Energy also purchases 669 megawatts of wind energy from wind farms in Minnesota, Iowa and North Dakota.
Solar
- Great River Energy has 650 kilowatts of solar energy installations, including a 250 kW solar array at its Maple Grove, Minn. headquarters facility. The array includes a mix of technologies to help determine how solar energy installations can be integrated into cooperative systems.
Purchases
When needed, Great River Energy also purchases electricity from other electric producers through its membership in the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, known as the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.[7] Purchase contracts limits local distributors (Great River Energy's customers) to a 5% maximum of self-generation.[8][9]
Management and governance
Great River Energy is one of 44 rural electric cooperatives in Minnesota; members can vote on or run for the board of directors these cooperatives, but information on how to do so may be limited.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Sun-Net Consulting: http://www.sncsw.com/Great_River_Energy_news.html Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Great River's new headquarters 'LEEDs' by example". Reliable Energy Solutions. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ Levy, Paul (2007-11-27). "An energy model for all to see". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ "Great River Energy, Proximity Hotel Awarded LEED Platinum Ratings". GreenerBuildings. 2008-10-15. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ Minnesota Electric Transmission Planning: http://www.minnelectrans.com/
- ^ Midwest ISO: https://www.midwestiso.org/page/About%20Us
- ^ "Midwest ISO - Welcome". Archived from the original on 2006-02-08.
- ^ Jossi, Frank (11 March 2019). "Wind-solar pairing cuts equipment costs while ramping up output". Renewable Energy World. Energy News Network. Archived from the original on 2019-12-18.
- ^ Hughlett, Mike (2019-09-23). "Minnesota wind-solar hybrid project could be new frontier for renewable energy". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Most MN electric co-op websites lack basics for informing members | CURE (Clean Up the River Environment)". Retrieved 2020-05-01.