The East Grand Forks Water and Light is a municipal utility serving the residents of East Grand Forks with electricity and water since 1909. With a staff of 25 hard-working men and women, we are committed to supplying safe, reliable utilities to our residents.

Responsibilities 

• Distributing electricity that is purchased from Western Area Power Administration and Minnesota Municipal Power Association
• Distributing the water to the residents and businesses 
• Maintaining a professional and friendly relationship with our customers
• Maintaining all water and electric distribution lines 
• Producing potable water from the Red Lake River 
• Reading meters and billing out electric and water usage

Dan Boyce
General Manager
Ph:(218) 773-1163
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Dan Boyce receives "Thompson Award"

The Minnesota Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) recently awarded the prestigious "Leonard N. Thompson" award at its annual conference in Duluth to Dan Boyce, General Manager of East Grand Forks Water and Light.  The Award is presented annually to one member for their distinguished service to the water supply field in commemoration of Leonard Thompson, past General Manager of the St. Paul Water Utility for nearly 34 years.

Dan's service to AWWA and the water supply industry has been exceptional.  He has been an active member of AWWA for more than 30 years.  He served on many MN Section committees and has planned and taught at many operator training schools.  He served on the Section Board for seven years and was Chair of the North Central Section. 

Dan has worked in the water utility business for more than 37 years and became General Manager of the EGF Water and Light in 1990.  Dan led the Water and Light through the utility's recovery and rebuilding after the flood of 1997 and he continues to dedicate his life to providing municipal services to the citizens of his community. 

CONGRATULATIONS DAN

Oak Glen Wind Farm

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA), our power supplier, kicked off construction of the Oak Glen Wind Farm with a ground breaking celebration in Spring 2011.  The project which was announced in 2008, is near Highway 218 about three miles northwest of Blooming Parairie, MN and encompasses approximately 3,000 acres.

The purpose of the wind farm is to generate electricity from the endlessly renewable resource of wind power.  The renewable power from Oak Glen Wind Farm will help MMPA meet state requirements for 25% of electrical energy to be generated from renewable energy sources by 2025. 

24 wind turbines were installed in the project area and the projected output of the project is approximately 44 megawatts (MW).  Each turbine occupies less than a half acre.  They were positioned for maximum wind availabilty and minimum disruption to farming.

MMPA expects the Oak Glen Wind Farm project to be compete by the end of 2011 and are committed to providing a long-term asset to the Oak Glen Wind Farm Community.