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Geronimo Energy and Basin Electric Power Cooperative Announce Power Purchase Agreement for 128 MW South Dakota Solar Project
Geronimo Energy Solar Announcement from East River Electric on Vimeo. Geronimo Energy (Geronimo), a National Grid company, and Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) announced today the execution of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Wild Springs...
56th Annual Mountain Oyster Feed Planned for March 12
East River welcomes the public to attend the 56th annual Mountain Oyster Feed at Nicky’s in Madison on Thursday, March 12 with serving beginning at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds from the event will once again benefit LifeScape, formerly Children’s Care Hospital and School and SD...
East River Employees Volunteer at Gathering Meal
East River employees volunteered their time and talents to help serve 75 meals at the monthly Gathering Meal at the Madison United Methodist Church. Over 25 East River employees baked desserts or assisted with preparing, serving and cleaning up after the meal. This is...
Madison Fire Department Receives Donation from East River
The Madison Fire Department received a $5,000 donation from East River Electric Cooperative in December. East River participated in CoBank’s Sharing Success Program which is a matching grant program. East River donated $2,500 and CoBank matched that amount. Jake Good,...
Prairie Village Receives Donation from East River
Prairie Village received a $5,000 donation from East River Electric Cooperative in December. East River participated in CoBank’s Sharing Success Program which is a matching grant program. East River donated $2,500 and CoBank matched that amount. Jake Good, Vice...
ICAP Receives Donation from East River
Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership (ICAP) received a $5,000 donation from East River Electric Cooperative in December. East River participated in CoBank’s Sharing Success Program which is a matching grant program. East River donated $2,500 and CoBank matched...
East River Crew Helps Madison Prepare for Christmas
A family in Madison donated the Community Christmas Tree and East River Electric Cooperative’s Madison crew removed the large evergreen tree from their home. They transported the tree from the residential area to the Dairy Queen parking lot. Employees from the City of...
East River Electric Presents Employee Service Awards
East River Electric Power Cooperative recently presented service awards to 24 employees with years of service ranging from five to 40 years. “I’d like to congratulate this year’s service award recipients and thank them for their dedication to East River Electric,”...
Connected Home Research Project Launches during Dakota State University’s MadLabs Facility Grand Opening
A Connected Home Research Project launched on Wednesday as part of Dakota State University’s (DSU) MadLabs facility grand opening. The Connected Home project is a partnership between East River Electric Power Cooperative, DSU and the National Rural Electric...
Eminent Service Award Winners Announced
The Eminent Service Award is East River Electric Power Cooperative’s highest honor and is given annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to East River and the cooperative movement. The awards were presented during East River’s Annual Meeting in...