It's been cold, it's been unseasonably warm. But it's still time to get your home and electric account ready for winter. Read our get ready for winter edition Read More

WARNING: a man and woman have been approaching households in the Savage area claiming to represent MVEC solar sales. This is not an MVEC program or sales team. These solar company reps say they are from MVEC and ask for members’ MVEC information, and Read More

Unfortunately, shady characters are taking advantage of the pandemic, and there has been a rise of scam phone calls trying to trick people to pay non-existent bills. Please know MVEC goes through a detailed process for collection efforts and does not Read More

In light of challenging times, our Operation Round Up program awarded the majority of its second quarter 2020 funds to 20 area food shelves and school food programs – accounting for $20,000 of the total $31,330 distributed. Learn more Read More

All Energy Wise programs for heating, cooling and electric water heating (except electric vehicle programs and WiFi thermostats) require a Demand Response Unit (DRU) on your home to receive signals to start and end a load management time period. See Read More

Temperatures are rising - so is the opportunity for summer thunderstorms and chances of storm-related power outages. Learn how to prepare Read More

MVEC has launched a new program called Gift of Electricity - an opportunity to purchase kilowatt bill credits for friends and family who are members of MVEC. Learn more Read More

Though Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative’s 83rd Annual Meeting (scheduled for April 7) has been postponed to a date yet to be determined, the election for board directors in two districts went ahead as scheduled. Results certified by independent Read More

There are three districts in MVEC’s service area, determined by population. Annually, there is one director seat open in each of the three districts. In District 1, the candidates are Brent Lawrence and Barbara Marschall. In District 3, the Read More

Why are some outages restored quicker than others? Why doesn't MVEC bury all of its power lines? What can I do to prepare for an outage? For answers to these and other winter outage questions, read this! Read More