Inside the Grid

Inside the Grid was on the road in February at Touchstone Energy's 2022 NEXT Conference in Palm Springs, California. Jay Buchholz participated in the "Serving Essential Loads" panel and presented how a podcast can add value to key accounts. We also talked with Ryan Nance from North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives and Tina Rushing from CHELCO about the value their organizations bring to key accounts.

In the latest podcast, we sit down with Chris Studer from East River Electric Power Cooperative and Trevor Jones from South Dakota Rural Electric Association to get their take on issues facing cooperatives in Washington as well as in Pierre and St. Paul.

Inside the Grid talks about the "Cooperative Difference" for National Co-op Month. Sioux Valley Energy Vice Presidents of Public Relations, Carrie Vugteveen; Human Resources and Member Services Debra Biever; and Chief Financial Officer Betty VanDerWerff discuss how cooperatives benefit their members.

Inside the Grid talks Sustainability and Renewable Energy during a round table discussion with Jeff Rud from East River Electric and Reggie Gassman and Ben Pierson from Sioux Valley Energy.

Inside the Grid talks with Rural Electric Economic Development (REED) Fund's new manager Eric Fosheim and Sioux Metro Growth Alliance's President and CEO Jesse Fonkert regarding economic development tools and strategies in the region.

Inside the Grid talks with Sioux Valley Energy's Billing Supervisor Molly Burmeister and System Engineer Chris Graff about how members can navigate Smarthub for energy information and other useful tools.

It's June Dairy month! We take a moment to thank the dairy producers and visit with Sioux Valley Energy member Boadwine Dairy. Jay Buchholz talks with Lynn Boadwine about their dairy operation and Sioux Valley Energy's Sheila Gross about ag-related rebate programs.

What does a culture of safety look like for utilities and manufacturing companies? Jay Buchholz talks with two experts on building and maintaining a safety culture: Terry Ebright, Sioux Valley Energy's Safety Coordinator, and DJ Mittan, Marmen Energy's EHS Manager.

How are overhead or underground power line outages identified, and what happens when an outage call comes into Sioux Valley Energy? Jay Buchholz talks with two experts on these issues: Ted Smith, Sioux Valley Energy Vice President of Operations and Engineering, and Sharla Haugen, Manager of Dispatch Operations.