Southeastern Electric - Viborg, SD

Cooperatives

Utilities that were sponsored by the Rural Electrification Administration from the 1930s and 1940s to serve those areas that then-existing utilities could not or would not serve.

31 Oct 2020

4 favorites

1 comment

260 visits

Southeastern Electric - Viborg, SD

An older REA line leaving the downtown area.

23 Aug 2020

2 favorites

1 comment

187 visits

Lake Region Electric - Wilkin County, MN

A couple interesting things - the old black Allis-Chalmers regulator, the control box cable wound around the pole, and the use of regular cutouts instead of a bypass switch.

23 Aug 2020

3 favorites

167 visits

Great River Energy - Otter Tail County, MN

Looks like they buried part of the old 41.6kV line that fed this long since shelled-out sub. Surprising they've never bothered to replace the badly faded sign on the sub either.

24 May 2020

4 favorites

2 comments

219 visits

East River Electric & Otter Tail Power - Grant County, SD

Two sets of lines weaving around each other as the 41.6kV line heads to a nearby substation.