Great River Energy’s Stanton Station receives international environmental registration
STANTON, N.D. – Jan. 28, 2009 – Great River Energy’s Stanton Station, a 189-megawatt power plant located near Stanton, N.D., received ISO 14001 registration for excellent environmental management programs, including the recent implementation of a comprehensive environmental management system.
“We’re very proud of the fact that Stanton Station has completed its ISO 14001 registration. It reflects our corporate commitment to continual environmental improvement through periodic audits and inspections,” says Mary Jo Roth, Great River Energy manager, environmental services.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 registration demonstrates conformance to a voluntary international standard that reflects global consensus on superior environmental management practices.
Great River Energy also maintains ISO 14001 registrations for Coal Creek Station near Underwood, N.D., Pleasant Valley Station in Mower County, Minn., Lakefield Junction Station in Martin County, Minn., Elk River Station, at Elk River, Minn., and its transmission system, making Great River Energy one of very few utilities in the United States with ISO 14001 registered facilities.
An environmental management system is based on an environmental policy with a strong commitment to protect the environment. It is used to continuously evaluate and improve a plant’s environmental program and, therefore, its environmental performance.
As part of the registration process, an independent registrar completed a rigorous audit of Stanton Station’s environmental management system and environmental programs.
About Great River EnergyGreat River Energy is a not-for-profit cooperative which provides wholesale electricity to more than 1.7 million people through 28 member distribution cooperatives in Minnesota and Wisconsin. With more than $2 billion in assets, Great River Energy is the second largest utility in the state, based on generating capacity, and the fifth largest generation and transmission (G&T) cooperative in the United States. Great River Energy’s member cooperatives range from those in the outer-ring suburbs of the Twin Cities to the Arrowhead region of Minnesota to the farmland of southwestern Minnesota. Great River Energy’s largest distribution cooperative serves more than 120,000 member-consumers; the smallest serves just over 2,400. For more information, visit www.greatriverenergy.com.
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