Currently there are roughly 26,000 electric vehicles (EVs) on the road in MN. Minnesota (MnDot and Governor Walz administration) has a goal for 20% of vehicles on the road to be electric by 2030—an estimated 777,307 EVs. While our service territory as a whole can accommodate hundreds of EVs at this time, each individual distribution […]
The democratic process is at the heart of everything cooperatives do, and it all starts with member participation in electing your board of directors each year at our annual meeting. We call that “grassroots” efforts because you are advocating for change at the local level, at the “root” of the organization. Cooperatives are also involved […]
On September 8th, 2022, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative (TWEC) will host a Meet the Candidates event for all eligible voters at the Lions Community Center in Verndale. A social hour with light refreshments will start at 6:30 p.m., and at 7 p.m. the candidate forum will begin. Issues involving rural access to broadband, rate regulation of […]
Year to date, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative (TWEC) has had 143 outages caused by trees. These have affected nearly 3,000 members, with over 4,200 hours of power off. “When we have storms like we’ve had this season with strong maintained winds, there’s not a whole lot that can be done to prevent outages from happening. However, […]
In June, TWEC hosted an electric vehicle safety training program for first responders. This was a regional event offering the training to all local community first responders. The course was taught by staff of Safety and Security Consultation Specialists, LLC (SASCS), a first responder training company based out of southern Minnesota. In the past 10 […]
Reliable power is an expectation that many of us never have to think about and hadn’t until events in other parts of the United States exposed how fragile the grid can be. Both California (2020) and Texas (2021) suffered blackouts that impacted thousands of customers. As of late, and much closer to home, there have […]
The May storms that hit not only Todd-Wadena’s service territory, but many of our neighbors as well, brought unprecedented outages. As our team of employees worked hard to restore power as quickly and safely as possible, we were encouraged by the support we received from cooperative members. I want to take this opportunity to thank […]
Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative crews worked tirelessly to restore power to our members affected by the damaging storms that swept through our region this May. On May 12th, a storm knocked out power for approximately 4,000 members. Thirty-two poles were broken throughout our service territory. We had incidents of barn roofs blowing through our electric lines […]
Since the pandemic, it is not unusual to be in a business and see an empty shelf. The “empty shelf” has also carried over to the important materials cooperatives use to maintain electrical lines, build new services, and upgrade services. At Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, there is no empty shelf. Our management team, Operations Department, and […]
Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative (TWEC) is helping to grow local communities that provide jobs, tax revenues, and healthy businesses – all vital to a thriving community. To support this objective, we offer two economic development loan programs. The loans are intended to create employment opportunities, improve infrastructure, and/or improve the quality of life in rural areas. […]
