The selection process begins with a small committee reviewing submissions and organizing their favorites into seasonal categories. Galleries featuring the selected photographs are then posted on LCP's Facebook page, where members vote for their favorites.

Regardless of the services offered, all cooperatives have one thing in common: they’re led by the people they serve, and that simple idea makes a meaningful difference.

Throughout one day, the group of members were able to tour Great River Energy’s headquarters in Maple Grove, the cooperative’s Elk River campus — including a peaking plant — as well as a transmission substation.

Capital credits are one of the unique benefits of cooperative membership.

The average U.S. residential electric bill is about $150 a month or roughly $5 a day.

The Cook clinic was hosted by Lake Country Power, which helped bring the Twins Community Fund program to the community.