People’s Energy Cooperative Grants

The People’s Energy Cooperative Operation Round Up® Trust Board has provided over $24,000 in grants this quarter to over 20 area organizations.

$1,000 to Zumbro Valley Food Shelf for the purchase of food.

$2,000 to the City of Elgin to help purchase a backup generator for a city well.

$500 to the Pine Island Volleyball Association to help with equipment replacement.

The program is funded by donations made by members of People’s Energy Cooperative who voluntarily have their monthly electric bill rounded up to the nearest dollar. 

Nearly 15,000 members currently participate with the average donation of $6.

People's Energy Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative celebrating 90 years of delivering retail electric power to its 20,000 consumer-members in Olmsted, Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Wabasha, and Winona Counties.