Connexus Energy

A dedicated Touchstone Energy cooperative, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric is a nonprofit distribution utility that provides electric power to much of Wright County and the western part of Hennepin County in Minnesota. The company provides a host of services, including electric power, home security, long distance phone, Internet services, satellite television, high speed satellite Internet and in-floor radiant heating. Wright-Hennepin also takes an active role in the communities it serves, sponsoring Operation Round Up, student scholarships, and a tree distribution plan to replace trees lost during a heavy windstorm in 1997. Established in 1937, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric has headquarters in Rockford, Minn.

East Central Energy is a member-owned electric cooperative. The company provides electric, Internet and long-distance services for homes, farms and businesses. It supplies services to more than 55,000 customer locations spanning multiple counties throughout east central Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. The company is a member of Touchstone Energy Cooperative, a national alliance comprised of approximately 600 cooperatives in the United States. It depends on Great River Energy for its power supply. Great River Energy generates electricity and transmits it from power plants to East Central Energy sub stations for distribution through local lines. East Central Energy maintains its head offices in Braham, Minn.