Stay up to date with the latest news, announcements, and upcoming events from Sioux Valley Energy.
This section features important cooperative updates, community outreach efforts, energy-related news, member meetings, and opportunities to get involved.
We understand that electrical billing terms can be complicated. The words energy, demand, and basic service may leave you wondering what those line items pay for; how they are calculated; and what you can do to lower your electric bill.
The power grid is a complex system. For electric co-ops in this part of the country, the system is owned and maintained on three different levels or tiers.
Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership (ICAP), headquartered in Madison, South Dakota, has been awarded the first-place grand prize in the fifth annual ‘Who Powers You’ contest. Sioux Valley Energy, along with other electric cooperatives, hosted the contest spotlighting outstanding individuals or organizations making a difference in their communities.
Graduating high school seniors were awarded $35,750 in scholarships from Sioux Valley Energy and its power suppliers this year. The majority of scholarship funds came from Sioux Valley Energy’s Operation Round Up® program, with additional funds from Basin Electric Power Cooperative (BEPC), L&O Power Cooperative, and the Rodney Park Memorial Scholarship. Park was a journey line worker who worked at SVE from 1973 until 2006 when he passed away. Additional scholarships were awarded to the Cooperative’s EmPOWER Youth Leadership participants.
During the most recent quarterly meeting of the Sioux Valley Energy Customers’ Trust Board of Directors, $35,899 in grants were awarded by the Cooperative’s Operation Round Up® program. An additional $5,000 was reserved for scholarships.
Sioux Valley Energy includes three billing components on residential and general service
electric bills. Learn about those components and how your electric bill will change in 2027.
