Wright-Hennepin Electric: News

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Electric cooperatives began to spread across the US after President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Rural Electrification Act in 1935. Today there are more than 900 electric cooperatives in the US, providing power to 39 million homes and businesses.


	2004 News Releases December 2004 12.09.04 Wright-Hennepin donates $20,000 locally through ORU program 12.02.04 Marge Pavlik wins W-H Touchstone Community Service Award October 2004 10.25.04 Wright-Hennepin receives state safety grant September 2004 09.27.04 W-H seeks applications for community award 09.13.04 Wright-Hennepin's Member Appreciation Event scheduled for Sept. 23 09.03.04 Wright-Hennepin awards energy efficiency grant to Acrylic Design Associates 09.01.04 Wright-Hennepin awards energy efficiency grant to Trueman Welters Inc. August 2004 08.24.04 Osprey population growing; W-H assists in tracking osprey 08.16.2004 W-H board chair meets with Senator Mark Dayton 08.11.04 W-H welcomes area crafters to craft show Sept 23 08.11.04 Wright-Hennepin takes part in National Night Out festivities 08.10.04 W-H line truck have life saving equipment on board July 2004 07.22.04 New W-H board of directors elected June 2004 06.14.04 W-H awards more than $43,000 in scholarships to local students 06.14.04 W-H Security's monitoring center manager receives Chairperson of the Year award 06.11.04 Wright-Hennepin - Power restored to wright-hennepin members within 24 hours of major storm 06.08.04 Power is restored to most of Wright-Hennepin's customers 06.08.04 View Storm Photos 4 p.m., 06.08.04 Power is restored to the majority of Wright-Hennepin customers; restoration efforts continue 9:30a.m., 06.08.04 Wright-Hennepin continues power restoration after major storm 06.08.04 Power is restored to the majority of Wright-Hennepin customers; restoration efforts continue 06.03.04 Wright-Hennepin board member attends legislative conference 06.01.04 Wright-Hennepin donates $20,000 locally through Operation Round Up program May 2004 05.28.04 W-H assists with installation of civil defense sirens 05.20.04 Volunteers clean-up and plant over 1,000 trees 05.13.04 W-H among honorees at city of Buffalo volunteer recognition event April 2004 04.30.04 W-H distributes 14,000 trees to local communities during April 04.22.04 Wright-Hennepin to host several environmental events 04.15.04 W-H teams with Discovery Channel School to provide free electric educational kits to schools 04.06.04 W-H donates $41,100 locally through Operation Round Up program March 2004 03.30.04 Wright-Hennepin meeting attracts 2,157 local residents 03.11.04 Wright-hennepin's annual meeting March 23: Anticipating Tomorrow's needs today 03.09.04 Wright-Hennepin accepts state award for environmental project February 2004 02.23.04 Wright-Hennepin to provide a variety of scholarships this year 02.12.04 Wright-Hennepin to host landscaping seminar 02.12.04 Wright-Hennepin hosting free home builder's seminar 02.11.04 Wright-Hennepin to sponsor Washington D.C. trip to a high school junior 02.11.04 Wright-Hennepin offers line worker scholarship January 2004 01.21.04 Wright-Hennepin donates over $44,000 locally through ORU