Great River Energy

Apply now to help shape the future of Minnesota’s transition to cleaner energy! The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship sends recent grads and established energy pros to spend up to two years supporting clean energy projects at utilities, electric cooperatives, grid operators, state energy offices, and more. Great River Energy is a 2024 host institution where you’ll have the opportunity to work with us and our member-owner cooperatives on beneficial electrification! Applications are due May 3. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dUjKAryM #energy #applynow #minnesota

April is the month of the military child and today is #PurpleUpDay! Both events recognize some of the military’s most unsung heroes - their children. Great River Energy honors and applauds military families and children for the sacrifices they make and the challenges they overcome every day. 🎖 🙏

We're #hiring a Transmission Line Design Engineer to perform engineering, project management and technical support for transmission line design projects. #comejoinourteam today! https://bit.ly/43RW8Xm #electricalengineers #civilengineer #engineeringjobs #energyjobs #professionalengineer

Make a career power play and join our team today! #nowhiring a Line Technician at our Wadena location to assist in the operation, construction and maintenance of transmission lines, substations, and associated equipment. https://bit.ly/4aFIetD #linetechnician #maintenance #electricaljobs #electricianjobs #hiring #energyjobs

Each and every day, line technicians perform critical work to ensure public safety and reliability. Today is National Lineworker Appreciation Day; take some time to thank our line crews. Our 35 line technicians maintain more than 5,700 miles of transmission line and 109 substations. Thank you for everything you do to provide the essential electric service that our communities depend on! #ThankALineworker

Explore new horizons as our Surveyor Technician at Great River Energy. Click to learn more & apply: https://bit.ly/3VKPGiN #nowhiring #jobs2024 #surveytechnician #surveyorjobs #comejoinourteam

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved Great River Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan. The 15 year plan details our power-supply evolution which does not include any new, carbon-emitting resources. Read more ⬇

We’re still basking in the glow of the successful, Women Empowered in Energy event, hosted at Great River Energy on Friday! Thanks again, to all of our wonderful speakers, moderators, panelists and guests for attending, networking and sharing. Special thanks to our “Rising to the Challenge – Minnesota 2040 Clean Energy Goals” panel (L to R in pic #3): Moderator - Sarah Johnson Phillips, Energy Development Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP; Katherine Hinderlie, Manager, Residential Utilities Division, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General; Jessica Bell, Director, Government and Public Affairs, Rainbow Energy Center; Dr. Sydnie Lieb, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Minnesota Department of Commerce and Dr. Brenda Cassellius, Executive Director, Fresh Energy. More special thanks, to our “Journeys in Energy Leadership” panel (L to R in pic #4): Moderator - Tricia DeBleeckere, Director, State Policy and Strategy, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO); Sarah Cron, CEO, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative; Margaret Schreiner, Great River Energy Board of Directors Vice Chair, Dakota Electric Association; Beverly Heydinger, former Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Chair and Tera Dornfeld, Analyst and Public Engagement Specialist, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. 

We’re thrilled to have Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan join us this afternoon! Flanagan shared “Inclusion helps us get better results, allowing us to make progress.” On the topic of clean energy she shared “This building [GRE’s LEED-certified building in Maple Grove] is a reminder of what is possible! The women in energy are the future of MN. We must keep pushing to include everyone.” #internationalwomensday2024

Our keynote speaker is Phyllis Currie, Chair of the MISO Board of Directors. Thank you for sharing your insight with us, Phyllis! #internationalwomensday2024