Our Commitment

Energy for Today and in the Future

Our commitment to clean, renewable resources reaches back more than 50 years, when our member utilities began to purchase energy from the federal hydroelectric facilities on the Missouri River. Today, 58 of our 60 members hold hydropower allocations for the energy produced at these hydroelectric plants.

“The Red Rock Hydroelectric Project gives MRES another reliable generating resource in our ongoing efforts to diversify our resource portfolio.”
Tom Heller, Chief Executive Officer, MRES

News

Red Rock Dam cored for one unit of hydroelectric project

Oct 25

Another milestone was reached Oct. 21 at the Red Rock Hydroelectric Project (RRHP) as construction workers successfully cored through the Red Rock Dam.

Coring through the dam was done to prepare for the installation of a penstock, a conduit which will bring water from the intake structure located in Lake Red Rock into the powerhouse. The powerhouse is where the turbines are located that will use the water to turn the turbine/generator to produce electricity.