Minnesota electric cooperatives mobilized line workers to assist crews in restoring power in parts of Florida that were being ravaged by Hurricane Irma. Fourteen line workers from six Minnesota electric cooperatives departed from Minnesota on Sunday, Sept. 10. They worked in Florida for over one week.
Minnesota cooperatives sending crews were:
Lake Region Electric Co-op, Pelican Rapids,
McLeod Co-op Power Association, Glencoe,
Meeker Cooperative, Litchfield,
Minnesota Valley Electric Co-op, Jordan,
Stearns Electric Association, Melrose, and
Todd-Wadena Electric Co-op, Wadena.