MRES offers scholarship opportunities to high school seniors
Up to ten $1,000 scholarships are available from MRES to 2012 high school graduates who plan to enroll full-time in an accredited four-year or two-year college, university, or a vocational school in the fall.
Graduating high school seniors whose parents or legal guardians reside in one of MRES municipal utilities service areas are eligible for the scholarships.
Awards are renewable for up to three additional years for students who meet academic performance requirements.
Although MRES expects scholarships will be presented to students entering a broad variety of course studies, students planning to train as an electrical line worker, electrical engineer or in a closely related field are strongly encouraged to apply.
Scholarship guidelines and applications are available below, or by contacting the guidance office at participating high schools.
Application forms and other required materials must be postmarked by March 15. Scholarship winners will be notified in May.
Scholarship Guidelines
Scholarship Application
MRES offers Policy Makers Workshop
MRES has developed a new Policy Makers Workshop that will help members and their governing boards keep abreast of the challenges and opportunities facing MRES and their utilities today and over the next several years.
This free workshop is targeted to small groups of 8-15 people at a location and time convenient for members. The workshop, which is about two hours in length, also is designed to allow ample opportunity for discussion of the various issues concerning member utility policymakers.
For more information about the workshop, call MRES at 605-338-4042.
MRES joins North Dakota suit against Minnesota over its energy policy
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced this morning that North Dakota has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota over its Next Generation Energy Act of 2007 (NGEA), which imposes restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions from the generation of electricity imported from outside of Minnesota and consumed in Minnesota.
Missouri River Energy Services announces plans to build hydro facility
Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) has announced its intent to proceed with the planning and development of a hydroelectric generating facility at the Red Rock Reservoir on the Des Moines River.
MRES completes 32-megawatt purchased power agreement with WPPI Energy
Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) has agreed to a 20-year purchased power agreement with WPPI Energy for output from the Point Beach Nuclear Plant (Point Beach) located near Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
Pella joins Missouri River Energy Services
Missouri River Energy Services announced June 9 that the City of Pella, Iowa, has joined MRES as its 61st member.
Missouri River Energy Services gains transmission-owner status in Midwest ISO
The Board of Directors of the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (Midwest ISO) approves application of MRES to become a transmission-owning member of the regional transmission operator.
MRES members gain improved access to utility products and services
MRES and its member communities are now part of Hometown Connections, a network of public power systems from across the U.S., that have access to a wide range of state-of-the-art technologies, utility operations products and services.