Joe Miller

Comms Director for MREA & freelance photographer. MN born and raised, Vikings & Twins fan. Tweets are personal, not usually reflecting my employer's views :)

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

We need to reform solar rooftop in MN before we end up like California. They are working on their 3rd modification of it because it is expensive and unfair for all other consumers. #solar https://t.co/OjSbawOpEu

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

Great sentence: "At Sherco, the sheep still needed some middle management to stay on track with corporate objectives."
Gotta love those middle managers. 🐶

[Walker Orenstein @walkerorenstein]

Time to click on this fun story, with terrific photos, about thousands of grazing sheep at the huge Xcel solar farm in Sherburne County!

https://t.co/hhfEZ9LEKB

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

@cmorehouse10 Good luck on your next endeavor! You gonna be back in MN living the dream?

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

Let's change the outdated and inequitable solar legislation. My parents on fixed income should not be paying for someone else's solar for passive income.

[Minnesota's Electric Cooperatives @MNRuralElectric]

Read our new @StarTribune op-ed with MMUA: Net metering reform is key to protecting low-income families, strengthening the grid & keeping MN a clean energy leader. Let’s modernize for fairness & reliability.⚡

🔗 https://t.co/oCSZDHcBhL
#MNenergy #NetMetering

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Can’t stop laughing.. 😂

Sound on!

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

Intermittent power alone will not provide the ongoing power America needs. And, I might add, batteries are not generation. They can help, but they are NOT generation.

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

These are important to electric reliability.

[NRECA @NRECANews]

The Lower Snake River dams can produce up to 3,000 megawatts of reliable power for the Northwest region. Despite this, an agreement made during the Biden administration with environmental groups and tribal and state governments threatens to breach the dams.️

[NRECA @NRECANews]

Happy #PiDay! In the cooperative business model, every member gets a slice of the pie—because co-ops are owned by the people they serve!

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

It's time to reform a 40-yr old law used to grow MN solar -- now that "84% of all new electric generating capacity added" in 2024 was solar, SEIA reported. Co-ops must buy solar at retail, sell at retail = bad energy policy. #solar #solarenergy #renewable

[AccuWeather @accuweather]

Braving the storm: Jackie and Shadow, the renowned bald eagle pair of Big Bear Valley, protect their new eaglets amidst 80-100 mph winds and heavy snow. 🌨️🦅

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

Glad to see our CEO's thoughts on reliability making it into a USA Today story. https://t.co/gzbBrXnSIh #truth #reliability

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

Co-op leaders sharing with @MN_PUC about some of the innovation happening to improve service and keep strengthening reliability for their members. @MiEnergyCoop @ConnexusNews @CrowWingPowerCo @ECEcoop

[Minnesota's Electric Cooperatives @MNRuralElectric]

This morning, leaders from @ConnexusNews, @MiEnergyCoop, East Central Energy, and Mille Lacs Energy spoke with @MN_PUC about how co-ops are innovating to better serve their member-owners. From reliability to new technology, co-ops are leading the way! ⚡ #LaboratoriesOfInnovation

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

Campers and canoe-ers, some great ideas for camping other than BWCA. I've been to BWCA many times, but I'm taking my first trip to Voyagers this year.
https://t.co/nFFVWbeE3l #canoe #camping

[Minnesota's Electric Cooperatives @MNRuralElectric]

MREA’s Annual Meeting is underway in St. Paul! @StarTribune reporter @walkerorenstein moderated a great panel this morning with Legislative Energy Chairs and Leads. Thank you, @NickAFrentz, @AndrewMathewsMN, @PattyAcomb, and Rep. Swedzinski, for a thoughtful discussion! #mnleg

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

Too cute!

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

"how are pandas not extinct?"
believe me, they're trying

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

Shout out to @MPRnews and @dan_kraker on this one.

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

Nice article about virtual power plants. While full 'VP' is not here yet, MN Co-ops have been reducing the need for power plants through load management programs for nearly 50 years! 😯 @GREnergyNews @DakotaElec https://t.co/zRpgv8XNtA

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

Good article here: https://t.co/w96lXbauoM

[Joe Miller @joemi11er]

Great quote: “Nuclear is the single biggest answer to a question about how do you meet all these challenges and get carbon free and 24/7 reliability,” said Darrick Moe, CEO of MN Rural Electric Assoc.

[Walker Orenstein @walkerorenstein]

Will the MN Legislature repeal the state's ban on new nuclear plants? Democrats say the Prairie Island Indian Community must be on board.

But there are changing political winds, such as new GOP power and spiking energy demand from AI data centers and EVs:
https://t.co/CPFPYFAl0T

[Walker Orenstein @walkerorenstein]

Another good perspective!