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Finding Our Cooperative's Pot of Gold
St. Patrick's Day reminds us of how lucky we are to serve our member-owners and serve as a powerful presence in our community.
Smart Choices
Feb 262 min read
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Statewide Perspective: Protecting Electric Service Territory is our Top 2025 Legislative Priority
Iowa Statewide Association's Ethan Hohenadel advocates for Iowa's rural electric cooperatives to preserve Iowa's electric service territory.
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
Jan 272 min read
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NIPCO Members Advocate for Reliability, Affordability During Winter Meetings
NIPCO's annual joint legislative meeting provides an outstanding opportunity to educate state and federal lawmakers on the co-op industry.
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
Jan 272 min read
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Register for the Annual Momentum is Building Conference
Registration details for the 2025 energy efficiency and building trades conference geared to educate contractors and their staff.
Smart Choices
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Big Trucks Make Big Impression at NIPCO’s First Touch-A-Truck Event
NIPCO hosted its first Touch-A-Truck event in downtown Le Mars Saturday, September 28 during the final Le Mars Farmers' Market.
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
Oct 30, 20242 min read
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NIPCO Member Cooperatives Partner with IADG to Assist in Flood Recovery Efforts
North West REC and Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative have partnered with Iowa Area Development Group (IADG) to expand their Revolving Loan...
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
Oct 30, 20241 min read
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NIPCO Hosts 2024 Annual Member Golf Invitational
NIPCO hosted its annual golf invitational at Dakota Dunes Country Club, where 76 golfers from the NIPCO family of electric cooperatives.
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
Oct 30, 20241 min read
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The Cost of Reliability: Powering Western Iowa’s Future
NIPCO is committed to powering western Iowa into the future. The value of NIPCO's service & reliability goes beyond keeping the lights on!
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
Oct 30, 20243 min read
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Simple Steps to Become a Co-op Voter
Co-ops Vote is a program that provides access to resources and information for co-op members to vote...with co-op issues in mind.
Smart Choices
Oct 17, 20242 min read
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Celebrating the Power of Community: October is National Co-op Month
October is National Co-op Month. Let’s celebrate the power of cooperation and the strength of our community.
Smart Choices
Sep 27, 20242 min read
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Sounding the Alarm: Federal Energy Policy Threatens Electric Reliability
Chuck Soderberg, Executive Vice President of the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, warns that recent federal energy policies...
Rachel Rogers
Jul 31, 20244 min read
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Outpost Building a Reality
The new Outpost building is essential to serving members in the southern half of NIPCO's electric transmission footprint.
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
May 1, 20243 min read
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NIPCO Awards 2024 Scholarships
NIPCO is proud to announce the five recipients of our scholarship program for the 2024-2025 academic school year.
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
May 1, 20242 min read
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Celebrating May 2024 Graduations
NIPCO employees celebrate the approaching high school and college graduations of their children.
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
May 1, 20241 min read
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Weathering the Storm: NIPCO’s Response to Recent Tornadoes
April 26 tornadoes result in downed transmission infrastructure in NIPCO's southern counties.
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
May 1, 20242 min read
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Shining the Light on Community Volunteers
Iowa electric cooperatives encourage their members to participate in the statewide Shine the Light contest in June.
Smart Choices
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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April Honors Our Lineworkers
On April 8, 2024, we celebrate Lineworker Appreciation Day to honor the men and women who power life.
Smart Choices
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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Dos and Don'ts: Poison Safety
Keep your family safe by storing chemicals properly and following label directions.
Smart Choices
Feb 20, 20242 min read
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Emerging Loads Look to Western Iowa
Finding the balance in serving large, emerging loads without compromising reliability and affordability of power supply in western Iowa.
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
Jan 31, 20246 min read
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NIPCO's Larson and Paulsen Honored at Statewide Meeting
Two NIPCO employees graduated with the IAEC's first class of the Cooperative Leadership in Iowa Program (CLIP) for emerging leaders.
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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