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Jeffrey Thompson
Maple Grove, Minn.

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Great River wind turbine
Great River Energy's headquarters campus features a 200-kilowatt wind turbine that originated in Denmark. Great River Energy, an electric generation and transmission cooperative, opened it's new headquarters in Maple Grove in April 2008, and the building was named the first Platinum certified LEED building in Minnesota by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Jim Solberg monitors energy needs and output in the 24-hour control center at Great River Energy in Maple Grove Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Great River Energy, an electric generation and transmission cooperative, opened it's new headquarters in Maple Grove in April 2008, and the building was named the first Platinum certified LEED building in Minnesota by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Great River wind turbine
Great River Energy's headquarters campus features a 200-kilowatt wind turbine that originated in Denmark. Great River Energy, an electric generation and transmission cooperative, opened it's new headquarters in Maple Grove in April 2008, and the building was named the first Platinum certified LEED building in Minnesota by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Great River Energy
Great River Energy has landscaped their campus in Maple Grove with native plantings to cut down on irrigation and maintenance needs. Great River Energy, an electric generation and transmission cooperative, opened it's new headquarters in Maple Grove in April 2008, and the building was named the first Platinum certified LEED building in Minnesota by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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