Everything we do is for the benefit our members. We’re proud to provide a wide variety of products and services for your home, helping you save time, money, and energy.
Everything we do is for the benefit our members. We’re proud to provide a wide variety of products and services for your business, helping you save time, money, and energy.
Contractors
We’re dedicated to helping our members make smart energy usage decisions. We offer many informational and educational resources, programs and incentives, and energy-efficiency rebates for both business and residential members.
Clean Energy & EVs
As part of our strategic initiatives, we are committed to environmental leadership. Pursuing renewable energy alternatives and giving members the choice to support those initiatives is the right thing to do. With a wide variety of commercial and residential programs, we will partner with you in your efforts to go green, whether at home or at work.
Based in Ramsey, Minnesota, Connexus Energy is Minnesota’s largest electric cooperative, providing electricity and related products to member residents and businesses. The Connexus Energy Board of Directors, elected by our membership, governs the electric cooperative. We serve more than 145,000 members in portions of Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Sherburne, and Washington counties.
Since our founding in 1937, Connexus Energy has been governed by a Board of Directors elected by our members. They represent you on the board, which is responsible for establishing rates, setting the cooperative’s goals and strategic direction, providing financial oversight, and acting as the policy-making body of Connexus Energy.
Connexus Energy’s 87th Annual Meeting
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Connexus Energy Community Room
Registration opens: 3:30 p.m.
Business meeting: 4:00 p.m.
Survey & Ballot Systems is an independent tabulation firm that mailed, received and tabulated the 2024 ballots. At our Annual Meeting on April 18, the results of the Board of Directors’ election were as follows:
Abel Ebane: 4,167 votes / 44.2%
*Mark Ethen: 7,192 votes / 76.3%
Sam Villella: 4,320 votes / 45.8%
*Fran Bator: 8,513 votes / 100%
Angie Ronayne: 8,625 votes / 100%
*Incumbent
Total ballots cast were 9,546 or 7.2% of eligible membership.
Update on 4/18/24
The following names were drawn: Zach Davis, Brandon Forsyth, Katherine James and Justin Kroeze.
Eligibility for scholarship drawing at the annual meeting
Additional rules for scholarship drawing
Update on 4/18/24
The following members will receive a $50 bill credit: William Connell, Alan Buttler, Carolyn Scott and Matt Spencer.
The following members won a prize basket: Jeffrey Severson (Spring Planting Basket), Adam Klinkhammer (Get Grilling Basket) and Barry Patrick (Sweet Surprise Basket).
Members who have voted are automatically entered to win:
Ballots are mailed and election website opens March 28. Choose one voting option.
Online
In person
Voting deadlines
Members of Connexus Energy gathered online and in-person at the cooperative's Ramsey headquarters April 20, 2023, for the annual meeting.
Three Board of Director seats were on the 2023 ballot. Each seat is a three-year term, and all members may vote for all director districts. This year’s seats were located in director districts 1, 2, and 3.
Survey & Ballot Systems, an independent tabulation firm, mailed, received, and tabulated the ballots. Here are the results:
District 1 | District 2 | District 3 |
Michael Cady (Incumbent) |
Michael (Mike) Thews | Shelly Peterson (Incumbent) |
Immediately following the Annual Meeting, the 2023 directors held an organizational meeting to elect the officers for the Board of Directors. Here are those results:
If you'd like to learn more, please view our Frequently Asked Questions sheet for additional information on the election process.
Members of Connexus Energy gathered online and in-person at the cooperative’s Ramsey headquarters April 20, 2023, for the annual meeting.
The 2022 Annual Review and 2022 Financial Statements are available on our website. Videos of the CEO, CFO, and Board Chair’s 2022 business reports are posted below, along with our Top 5 of 2022 video. Please watch all of them!
These four words focus on the most important component of our cooperative: our members. In a cooperative, everything we do is for the benefit of our membership. This vision provides daily inspiration to build powerful partnerships with our members.
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