Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

Power agency awarded for program that brought vehicle chargers to Lake City

Jun 30, 2021

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) received an American Public Power Association Energy Innovator Award during APPA’s National Conference in Orlando, Fla, according to the agency. “The award honors utilities that have developed or applied creative, energy-efficient techniques and...

Electric vehicle charging station installed

Dec 4, 2019

Lake City’s first electric vehicle charging station is now installed on the Oak Street side of Patton Park. An anonymous donor provided the Level 2 charging unit to the city to install, according to city Public Works Director Scott Jensen. The city will be installing more charging stations next...

Electric vehicle charging comes to Lake City

Nov 27, 2019

The City of Lake City expects to install its first electric vehicle charging station within days, according to City Public Works Director Scott Jensen. “An anonymous individual has brought us a Level 2 charger to install temporarily,” he said. “We plan to mount that on a pedestal on the west side...

Utilitiy leaders celebrate additional transmission lines

Sep 29, 2016

Transforming the energy grid was a key theme when CapX2020 partners began studying improvements needed in the region’s transmission system more than a decade ago. That transformation was made a reality with the recent completion and energizing of the Hampton-Rochester-La Crosse 345/161-kilovolt...

Butterflies are free

Jul 21, 2016

The popular monarch butterfly has been in decline the past few years but now people, including some in Lake City, are doing something about it. Four monarch gardens of milkweed and other attracting flowers were planted in Lake City this spring. Now everyone can get into the act. Free pollinator...

City gardens to help monarch population

Jun 23, 2016

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) announced an effort to create habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators in its 18 member communities. Loss of habitat has resulted in an estimated 90 percent reduction in the eastern U.S. population of the iconic butterfly. Lake City...