2005 Archived news releases
Trimont Wind Farm helps save Chocolate Moose Cafe 12/20/05
Great River Energy launches Low Income Conservation Kit program 12/08/05
Great River Energy begins purchasing energy from Trimont Area Wind Farm 11/30/05
Great River Energy offers reward in transmission line vandalism arrests 11/16/05
Commissioner Wilson congratulates Great River Energy for Minnesota’s first C-BED commitment 10/29/05
Great River Energy issues request for renewable energy proposals, including Community-Based Energy Development (C-BED) 10/28/05
New developments added to the Big Stone II power plant proposal will reduce emissions, build needed infrastructure for renewable energy 10/20/05
Great River Energy donates over $84,000 to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts 09/21/05
Fly Ash Sales Shatter Record 09/12/05
Novel technology expected to improve marketability and environmental performance of high-moisture coal 08/11/05
Great River Energy names new executives 07/20/05
Great River Energy files resource plan, commits to renewable energy objective 07/12/05
Seven utilities announce Big Stone Project to become a reality 06/30/05
Annual meeting highlights Great River Energy successes
Great River Energy loses 30.9 miles of transmission line in storm 06/20/05
Great River Energy’s Elk River Station receives ASME award 05/23/05
Environmental Protection Agency recognizes Great River Energy with outstanding achievement award 05/16/05
Great River Energy Names New CEO 05/12/05
Great River Energy nominated by BSC for excellence award 04/01/05
First landowner-developed wind farm to start construction 03/25/05
Great River Energy selects Headwaters Incorporated to market coal drying technology 03/14/05
Headwaters Incorporated, Great River Energy to build ethanol plant 03/14/05
Coal Creek Station reaches major milestone – generation of 200 million megawatt hours 03/10/05
Great River Energy Seeks Power Resource Proposals 01/18/05
Great River Energy’s Lakefield Junction Station receives international environmental certification 01/12/05