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About People's Energy Cooperative

Power for the people...by the people

People's Energy Cooperative was founded in 1936 thanks to a small group of people who organized an electric cooperative to serve rural Olmsted County. The incorporators, Harold Caulfield of Byron; Herbert C. Blumentrit of Chester; R.E. Richardson of Eyota; Louis Hammel of Eyota; and A.H. Johnson of Viola; named it People's Cooperative Power Association of Olmsted County.  While our name has changed, our commitment to providing power according to the Cooperative Principles and local democracy hasn't. 

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Powering Communities...Powering Lives

People's Energy Cooperative is a member-owned, distribution electric cooperative delivering retail electric power to nearly 19,000 members in Olmsted, Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Wabasha, and Winona Counties.

We are governed by a member-elected board of directors comprised of member-consumers who serve three-year terms. We are staffed by 60 professionals who stand ready to deliver on our mission to bring value to our member-consumers and communities by providing reliable electricity, superior service, and innovative energy solutions at fair and reasonable prices.

To learn more about the Cooperative, check out our Corporate Profile, Bylaws, most recent Annual Report, and past issues of our newsletter.

 

Corporate Profile

Click below to access key information about the Cooperative

Corporate Profile

Bylaws & Articles of Incorporation

Click here to access the Cooperative's Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation.

Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation

2020 Annual Report

Click below to access our 2020 Annual Report.
 

2020 Annual Report

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Our Power Providers

As an electric distribution cooperative, we do not generate the power we sell except for the energy generated by the three solar arrays we either own or have an interest in. We purchase our power from two generation and transmission companies. Our primary power provider is Dairyland Power Cooperative in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and the other is Interstate Power and Light, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy, based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dairyland Power Cooperative Energy Resources

 

 

Dairyland Power Cooperative

People's Energy purchases power from Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC), a generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Lacrosse, Wisconsin.

Dairyland provides wholesale electricity to 24 member distribution cooperatives and 15 municipal utilities in four states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois).  Dairyland's generation resources include coal, natural gas, hydro, wind, landfill gas, biomass, solar and animal waste.

Visit Dairyland Power's Website
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People's Energy Cooperative

1775 Lake Shady Avenue South
Oronoco, MN  55960

Phone | (800) 214-2694 or (507) 367-7000
Fax | (507) 367-7001

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Monday-Friday | 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 

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  • Home
  • Community
    • Economic Development
    • Education Programs
    • Kids Corner
    • Operation Round Up®
    • Political Action
  • Cooperative Information
    • About People's Energy Cooperative
    • Board of Directors
    • Bylaws & Articles of Incorporation
    • Careers
    • Member Advisory Committee
    • News and Information
    • Our Mission, Vision & Values
    • Privacy Statement / Notice
    • Service Territory and Board Districts
    • Seven Cooperative Principles
    • Statement of Non-Discrimination
  • Electric Service
    • Start, Stop, or Transfer Service
    • Construction/Modification
    • 811 Call Before You Dig
    • Landscape & Tree Planting Guidelines
    • Power Line Safety
    • Power Outage Information
    • Power Outages Map
    • Vegetation Management
  • Member Center
    • Choose Paperless
    • Account
      • Account Management
      • Become a Member
      • Capital Credits
      • Payment Options
      • Rebates
      • Rates
    • Programs & Services
      • Co-op Connections Discounts
      • Energy Audits
      • Energy Management Programs
      • Energy Saving Resources
      • Evergreen Renewable Energy Program
      • Heartland Security
      • HomeServe Service Plan
      • Outdoor LED Lighting
      • People's Community Solar
      • Power Down - Voluntary Load Reduction
      • Standby Generator Program
      • Viasat Internet
      • Water Heating Programs
  • Renewable Energy & Electric Vehicles
    • Clean Energy Initiative Partnership
    • Minnesota Three LLC Solar Array
    • Renewable Energy
    • Electric Vehicles