Great River Energy Holds Annual Meeting, Promotes Energy Efficiency.ELK RIVER Elk River 1. A river rising in the Cumberland Mountains of south-central Tennessee and meandering about 322 km (200 mi) generally west-southwest into northern Alabama. 2. A river, about 277 km (172 mi) long, of central West Virginia. , Minn. -- Approximately 400 electric cooperative leaders gathered on June 13 in Hinckley, Minn. for Great River Energy's annual meeting. The theme of the meeting, "A Brighter Idea," was a recurrent message throughout the proceedings and an extension of the organization's new campaign to encourage Minnesotans to install CFL CFL Canadian Football League bulbs in their homes. "The cheapest kilowatt-hour is the one we don't have to produce," said Great River Energy president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , David Saggau, as he addressed the attendees. "We're trying to clutch our load growth to avoid spending money on additional generation. It's good for business, and it is the right thing to do," Saggau added. "Nobody knows our challenges and opportunities going forward. As long as we provide our members with reliable energy at competitive rates in an environmentally sensitive manner, we will continue to develop bright ideas," Saggau said. Great River Energy Board Chair Henry Hanson focused his remarks on the dedication and commitment of the board of directors over the past year. Financially, 2006 was an outstanding year for Great River Energy. The organization earned a record margin (or profit) of $56 million on revenues of $710 million in 2006, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Larry Schmid, vice president and chief financial officer. "Not only did we earn a record margin, but we also returned $17 million to our members through our power cost adjustment," Schmid said. "The power cost adjustment refund was the major reason Great River Energy's 2006 member rate for wholesale power was 2.1 percent less than our 2005 rate," he added. During the annual meeting, one new director was elected to the Great River Energy board: Alta McQuatters, Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, Inc., Lutsen. The following directors were re-elected to Great River Energy's 34-member board: * Chair Henry Hanson, Nobles Cooperative Electric, Worthington * Vice Chair Don Holl, Connexus Energy, Ramsey * Secretary Don Martens, East Central Energy, Braham * Treasurer Royce Peterson, Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative Electric, Park Rapids * Harold Jacobson, Agralite Electric Cooperative, Benson * Brad Leiding, BENCO Electric, Mankato * Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Marti, Brown County Rural Electrical Association, Sleepy Eye * James Leroux, Connexus Energy, Ramsey * Peggy Kuettel, Cooperative Light and Power, Two Harbors Two Harbors may refer to:
* Robert Kangas, Crow Wing Power, Brainerd * Don T. O'Brien, Crow Wing Power, Brainerd * Carl Potter, Dakota Electric Association, Farmington * Clay Van DeBogart, Dakota Electric Association, Farmington * Jim Haasis, East Central Energy, Braham * Dave Hansen
* David Hernke, Goodhue County Cooperative Electric, Zumbrota * Howard Powers, Kandiyohi Power Cooperative, Willmar * Susan Hankner, Lake Country Power, Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, * George Harvey George Harvey may refer to:
* Dennis Mathiason, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Pelican Rapids * Lester Ranzau, McLeod Cooperative Power, Glencoe * Jim Wirz, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, Litchfield * Dennis Lamke, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative, Aitkin * Gordon Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. , Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, Jordan * Bruce Leino, North Itasca Electric Cooperative, Inc., Bigfork * Gilbert Schmitz, Redwood Electric Cooperative, Clements * Bill O'Brien
* Bruce Falk, South Central Electric Association, St. James * Dennis O'Donnell, Stearns Electric Association, Melrose * Gary Wilson, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, Owatonna * Michael Thorson, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, Wadena * Erick Heinz, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Rockford * Thomas Mach, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Rockford Great River Energy is a not-for-profit electric generation and transmission cooperative providing wholesale electric energy and related services to 28 distribution cooperatives in Minnesota and Wisconsin serving 600,000 customers, or approximately 1.7 million people. For more information about Great River Energy, visit: www.GreatRiverEnergy.com. |
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