News Releases

2011

• Rebenitsch Selected New SDWEA Executive Director - Nov. 2
• REED Receives Funding from Starbucks® and Opportunity Finance Network’s “Create Jobs for USA” Program - Nov. 2
• East River Electric Presented Governor’s Safety Award - Oct. 13
• Herseth Sandlin Presented East River Electric’s Eminent Service Award - Sept. 8
• East River Electric Power Cooperative Holds 61st Annual Meeting - Sept. 8
• Power Restoration Continues in eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota - July 3
• Severe Storms Cause Damage to East River Transmission System - July 1
• Froehlich Awarded Basin Electric Scholarship - May 16
• East River to Sponsor Bicycle Safety Day this Saturday - May 9
• Touchstone Energy® Scholar of the Year Banquet Held - May 2
• East River Electric Event Raises Record Amount for Children’s Care Hospital & School - April 14
• East River Electric Reorganizes Operations Division - April 11
• Final tower topped out at Crow Lake wind project - Feb. 10

2010

• Prairie Winds SD 1 Construction Begins - Oct. 21
• East River Electric Presents Eminent Service Award to Basin Electric - Sept. 10
• East River Electric Power Cooperative Holds 60th Annual Meeting - Sept. 9
• South Dakotans Offered Local Wind Investment - July 23
• Amert Construction Awarded Bid for East River Electric Headquarters Addition, Remodel - Apr. 7
• Sen Johnson Meets With East River Management - Apr. 5
• Energy Audits Lead to Member-Owner Savings - Apr. 1
• Board Continues Review of Smart Grid Assets - Apr. 1
• East River Children’s Care Benefit Raises $9,500 - Mar. 31
  
• Rud Named Basin Electric Scholar - Mar. 30
• SDFU President Discusses Climate Change Summit Trip With Board - Mar. 4
• Four-year Construction Work Plan, Long Range Engineering Plan Approved - Mar. 4
• Renewable Projects Move Forward - Feb. 4
• East River Assists Members Restore Power - Feb. 1
• East River Electric to Host Open House for New Electronics Technology Center - Jan. 14
• East River Donates Used Bucket Truck to MTI - Jan. 7
• East River Employees, Directors Show Excellent ACRE Support - Jan. 3

2009

• South Dakota Wind Energy Association Holds First Annual Meeting - Dec. 2
• South Dakota Wind Energy Association Seeks Alignment of Local Businesses With Wind Energy Projects - Sept. 23
• Bob Harris Awarded 2009 East River Electric Eminent Service Award - Sept. 11
• WAPA and Mid-West Electric Consumers Association Officials Featured at East River Electric Power Cooperative Annual Meeting - Sept. 11
• Basin Electric and NextEra Energy Sign Agreement for Day County Wind Project - Sept. 9
• Touchstone Energy^® Cooperatives Scholar of the Year Banquet and Presentation Held - Apr. 9
• East River Electric General Manager Jeff Nelson Awarded “Distinguished Engineer Award” from SDSU - Apr. 6
• East River benefit brings in $6,500 for Children’s Care - Mar. 25
• Buying Locally Benefits All - East River Teams With Lake County International and Gehl Company - Feb. 11
• Wright Receives Frederick G. Simonton Award - Jan. 21
• South Dakota Wind Energy Association Organized; Board Elected, Goals Set - Jan. 21

2008

• East River Electric To Host Open House for New Service Center - Dec. 19
• First South Dakota “Wind for Schools” Project Dedicated - Oct. 29
• East River Electric To Increase Wholesale Rates - Oct. 8
• Inaugural “Wind for Schools” Project Groundbreaking Held - Sept. 26
• Wayne Wright Presented Eminent Service Award - Sept. 3
• "Our Energy, Our Future" themes East River Electric's 58th Annual Meeting - Sept. 3
• East River Electric Holds Meetings to Inform Public on Need for Additional Transmission Lines - July 17
• Carbon Capture at Basin Electric - June 18
• East River Employees Sponsor Bicycle Safety Day - May 27
• East River Embraces Challenges for 2008 - Mar. 26
• Children's Care Benefit raises $5,421 - Mar. 26
• East River Electric commits $100,000 to new electrical engineering and computer science complex at SDSU - Jan. 28

2007

• East River annual meeting focuses on challenges met, challenges ahead - Sept. 5
• Ethanol advocates receive East River's Eminent Service Award - Sept. 5
• East River Electric prepares site for construction - Jul. 5
• S.D. renewable energy units recognized in national pubs - May 21
• Basin Electric ranks 6th in renewable energy sales - May 17
• Cooperatives continue repairs following severe storms & flooding - May 11
• Bicycle Safety Day set for Saturday, May 19 - May 4
• Oyster Feed nets record $6,607 for Children's Care - May 4
• Grassroots Generation - May 2007
• Electric co-ops & Governor receive national awards - Mar. 22
• East River line crews assist with Iowa storm repairs - Feb. 26
• South Dakota line crews assist with Nebraska storm repairs - Jan. 2

2006

• Electric co-ops boost renewable energy supply in 2006 - Dec. 27
• Bob Sahr joins East River Electric as general counsel - Dec. 7
• National ethanol conference sponsored by cooperatives - Nov. 30
• Groton Generation Station dedication on Sept. 21 - Sept. 21
• East River recognizes utilities for storm aid, federal administrator with highest award - Sept. 7
• East River Annual Meeting describes how cooperatives are leading the way - Sept. 6
• East River to hold 56th Annual Meeting and Candidates Forum on Sept. 6 - Sept. 1
• Touchstone Energy^® Scholars saluted during May 6 banquet - May 9
• Eastside cooperatives assist with West River storm outages - Apr. 20
• Charity benefit raises $5,719 for hospital outreach - Apr. 13
• Cooperatives lead in wind power development - Apr. 13
• Rural economic development program celebrates 10 years, 133 loans - Mar. 7
• East River 2005 Review and 2006 Outlook - March 2006