MRES Today – August 2022

Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) unveiled its new MRES Ambassador Program to members during its annual meeting in May. The program is one of several efforts by MRES to help its members communicate the value and benefits of their local public power utility, as well as the inherent benefits of belonging to a larger, joint-action organization of 61 utilities working for the common good.

MRES president and CEO announces retirement

Tom Heller, president and CEO of Missouri River Energy Services (MRES), has announced his retirement effective June 30, 2023.

MRES Ambassador Program enhances the value of public power

Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) unveiled its new MRES Ambassador Program to members during its annual meeting in May. The program is intended to raise the awareness of public power and the value of membership in MRES through community and policymaker education in member communities.

MRES Today – July 2022

In its 2022 Summer Reliability Assessment, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warned that more than half the nation is at an elevated risk of forced blackouts this summer, including the upper Midwest. How could it be that the United States electric grid, which has served us so reliably for decades, is now at risk of energy emergencies?


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