Great River Energy provides wholesale electric service to 28 member cooperatives which distribute electricity to approximately 700,000 member consumers in Minnesota - or about 1.7 million people. Great River Energy is the second largest electric power supplier in Minnesota and one of the largest generation and transmission cooperatives in the country. We craft and maintain a portfolio of power generation and transmission resources in order to deliver reliable and affordable wholesale electricity to the regional market and our member owners. Generation resources of varying sizes, locations and fuels each serve a specific purpose within our resource network. Transmission lines and substations are designed to deliver electricity precisely where and when it is needed with minimal interruption.