News & Events

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. 

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    Data Center AE

    Demand and Data Centers

    Given the ongoing publicity about hyperscale data centers--it’s completely understandable that some members are wondering if there is a connection between data centers and the Cooperative’s decision to break out a demand charge on residential and general service accounts starting in 2027.

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    ORU grant to city of White

    Operation Round Up Grants Awarded to Area Organizations

    Sioux Valley Energy and its members are investing in local communities by giving a boost to 18 non-profits, schools, and communities. During the most recent quarterly meeting of the Sioux Valley Energy Customers’ Trust Board of Directors, $25,500 in grants were awarded by the Cooperative’s Operation Round Up® program. An additional $6,000 was reserved for scholarships.

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    What does demand pay for?

    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.

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    Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) is set to build a new natural gas-fueled generation facility in Williams County, North Dakota, pictured in this artist’s rendering. The nearly $4 billion project, called the Bison Generation Station to be constructed near the town of Epping, will produce approximately 1,490 megawatts (MW) of electricity, one of the largest electric generation projects in the cooperative’s history.

    3-Tiered System and Demand

    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.

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    Eric Kunzweiler with Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership

    Winner Announced in Fifth Annual Regional ‘Who Powers You’ Contest

    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.