SD Muni Electric Association

The South Dakota Municipal Electric Association serves member municipalities that provide electricity to approximately 100,000 South Dakotans.

[MRES @MRESnews]

To celebrate #PublicPowerWeek, we asked our employees what they love about public power.

“Public Power Week is a great reminder that the work we do directly benefits the many communities we serve. I’m proud to be part of a team that provides affordable and reliable electricity to our neighbors," stated Cybersecurity Architect II John Bade.

Tell us why you love public power below! ⚡

#ilovepublicpower #PublicPower #CommunityPowered

[Russell Olson @CEO_Olson]

What are some benefits of your #PublicPower utility? Just to name a few...

➡️Reliability
➡️Affordability
➡️Transparency
➡️Local Control
➡️Job Creation
➡️Economic Development
➡️Excellent Customer Service

Happy #PublicPowerWeek!

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Happy #PublicPowerWeek ! Thank you Governor Noem for recognizing the importance of community- owned, locally controlled electric utilities, and officially proclaiming the first full week of October as Public Power Week!

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Learn more about public power in South Dakota at: https://t.co/6Urpl2vBsB

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Happy #PublicPowerWeek! This week, we are celebrating the Public Power Utilities that provide affordable, reliable power to 35 communities across South Dakota. #CommunityPowered #LocalOwnership

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It turned out to be a beautiful day for golf! Special thanks to all of our sponsors who help to put on our tournament. Madison County Club was a great host and we look forward to next year! #publicpower https://t.co/e7MfBVtEkj

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Deb Birgen from @MRESnews is giving a legislative update at the SDMEA Conference.

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Kelly Dybdahl from @HeartlandPower is presenting an update and discussing crypto mining facilities.

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Lori Frisk from @WesternAreaPowr gave an update at the SDMEA Conference!

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Mr. Lanny Nickell from @SPPorg is joining us via zoom to discuss winter storm Uri and future disaster mitigation.

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Mike Willetts from MMUA is presenting next on their Apprentice Lineworker program.

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Jeff Peters, VP, Federal and Distributed Power Programs for @MRESnews is starting day 2 of the SDMEA conference with a presentation on distributed generation. #publicpower

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Mike Jacobson from SDRS finished up with todays presentations at the SDMEA Conference. #publicpower

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Sergeant Scott Van Roekel is presenting on Law Enforcement Education in Municipal Utilities.

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Chris Nordquist is also giving the second presentation of the day and is visiting with us about the impacts of electric vehicles!

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Chris Nordquist from DGR is opening our SDMEA Annual Conference in Watertown today! #publicpower #sdmea

[Russell Olson @CEO_Olson]

As finance officer for #ArlingtonSD, Sue Falconer's took pride in living in and working for a #publicpower community, serving friends, family and neighbors. Today we celebrate her retirement after 27 years and honor her for #WomensHistoryMonth.

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Today is the day! The SDMEA annual Business meeting is taking place. We had an SDMEA Update and then heard from @CrabtreeCasey and @dybdahlk about Economic Development and Kurt Hauser about Electric Vehicles. #publicpowerweek

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On Wednesday of #publicpowerweek the SDMEA will have our annual business meeting. Come listen to Senator @CrabtreeCasey talk about economic development and Kurt Hauser from MRES discuss EV’s. Let’s focus on our #communitypowered SD municipalities!

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The 35 #publicpower communities in South Dakota are celebrating #publicpowerweek by preparing for the SD Muni League Annual Conference. We will discuss EV’s and Economic Development at the SDMEA Business Meeting. #communitypowered