Inside the Grid

Sioux Valley Energy's Inside the Grid monthly podcast provides a broader discussion on energy-related matters that can effect residential, commercial, and agricultural members in eastern South Dakota and southwest Minnesota. Sioux Valley Energy is an equal opportunity provider and provider.

SVE 2025 Rate Adjustment 12/12/2024

SVE 2025 Rate Adjustment In this episode, we visit with Sioux Valley Energy General Manager and CEO, Tim McCarthy, along with Bob Sahr, East River Electric CEO and General Manager, and Curt Dieren, General Manager of L&O Power Cooperative about the reasons for the upcoming 2025 rate adjustment. The Sioux Valley Energy Board of Directors approved an overall average increase of 4.9%, effective January 1, 2025. Members will see the increase with their February billing which reflects January energy usage. Rate adjustment percentages will vary depending on members’ specific energy (kWh) usage. This rate increase is an overall rate increase across all rate classes. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/34306415

SVE Day of Giving 11/22/2024

SVE Day of Giving South Dakota's Day of Giving is on #GivingTuesday, December 3, 2024. It’s the one day of the year where nonprofits across the state come together to raise funds, build awareness, and have a little fun along the way. In this episode, we visit with Dan LaRock from , Sioux Valley Energy's VP of Public Relations, Carrie Vugteveen, and Culture and Training Development Strategist, Chinelle Christensen, on how Sioux Valley Energy and its employees give-back to non-profits and communities. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/34020102

SVE Part of Co-op Group Bringing Electricity to Guatemalan Village In June 08/05/2024

SVE Part of Co-op Group Bringing Electricity to Guatemalan Village In June In June, Sioux Valley Energy journey lineworker Steve Dvergsten was part of a crew of 14 lineworkers from Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota who traveled to Las Peñas, Guatemala, to help electrify the village of 35 homes in a mountainous area east of Jalapa, Guatemala. The endeavor was a project of National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) International, which has been working in Guatemala since 2011. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/32444307

SVE 2024 Leroy Vanderpool Excellence in Safety Award 07/02/2024

SVE 2024 Leroy Vanderpool Excellence in Safety Award Sioux Valley Energy was recently awarded the 2024 Leroy Vanderpool Excellence in Safety Award at the Minnesota Rural Electric Trust (MRET) annual meeting held on June 13 at Breezy Point, Minnesota. The cooperative was recognized for its culture which centers around the safety of employees, members, and the public along with Sioux Valley Energy’s work to move that culture to a new level of excellence. On the podcast, several members of the Safety Steering Committee discuss how each department collaborates and provides unique input on SVE's safety culture. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/31933322

SVE April Safety Awareness 04/15/2024

SVE April Safety Awareness This month, Manager of Dispatch, Sharla Haugen, and Manager of Safety, Terry Ebright, discuss safety reminders such as Call Before You Dig, 811, farm, construction, and road side safety. SVE's new coincides with the Department of Transportation's Work Zone Safety week April 15-19, 2024. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/30791373

SVE 2024 Rate Adjustment 03/04/2024

SVE 2024 Rate Adjustment This month, Chief Financial Officer, Jason Maxwell, and General Manager & CEO, Tim McCarthy, talk about the upcoming rate adjustment. The Sioux Valley Energy Board of Directors approved an overall average rate increase of 6.38 percent as of April 1, 2024. We discuss the need for a rate increase to address the rising costs for material, equipment, operations, financing, and power supply. Please visit or call 1-877-511-8062 to learn how the new rates will affect your account. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/30194783

SVE Keeping the Lights On with Smart Grid Solutions 12/28/2023

SVE Keeping the Lights On with Smart Grid Solutions This month, Chad Williams and Chris Graff discuss how the cooperative "" (PG 10-11). Special guest, Jacob Slaathaug from Smart Grid Solutions also provides an update on the Department of Energy's Energizing Rural Communities grant. Four Sioux Valley Energy communities received wireless fault indicator devices to help improve reliability and outage response times. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/29232673

SVE Bill & Smarthub Redesign 11/29/2023

SVE Bill & Smarthub Redesign This month Member Services and Billing Supervisors Toni Kruger and Molly Burmeister discuss how the new paper bill and Smarthub redesigns can help members access, view, understand and pay for their electric usage. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/28811488

National Cooperative Month with SVE Directors Fish & Leuthold 10/26/2023

National Cooperative Month with SVE Directors Fish & Leuthold This month celebrates National Cooperative Month with Board Chairman Gary Fish and Vice-Chair Dan Leuthold. They discuss why cooperatives are important and their perspectives from the board room. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/28429838

SVE EV Expo 2023 09/05/2023

SVE EV Expo 2023 This month Manager of Beneficial Electrification, Ben Pierson and Jay Buchholz talk with residential member Susan Kruse about her electric vehicle experiences and how the public can learn more about "going electric" at the 3rd Annual EV Expo on Tuesday September 19th from 4-7PM at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls, SD. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/27950727

SVE EMPOWER Youth Leadership 04/03/2023

SVE EMPOWER Youth Leadership This month Training and Development Coordinator Chinelle Christensen introduces two students from the EMPOWER Youth Leadership Class of 2022-2023. Lily Fods represents Chester Area School District and Ashirvad Sharma is from Brandon Valley High School. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/26193870

SVE Smarthub Usage Tools On-Demand 02/21/2023

SVE Smarthub Usage Tools On-Demand This month Member Services and Billing Supervisors Toni Kruger and Molly Burmeister discuss how the Smarthub App can help members access, view, and understand their electric usage. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/25969614

SVE Key Account Spotlight with New Vision Co-op 12/22/2022

SVE Key Account Spotlight with New Vision Co-op This month Sioux Valley Energy spotlights a key account member . We visit with New Vision Co-op's CEO Matt Ashton about agriculture and how New Vision serves their members in southwest Minnesota. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/25407930

October National Cooperative Month 10/16/2022

October National Cooperative Month This month Sioux Valley Energy celebrates October being National Cooperative Month. We sit down with SVE's CEO and General Manager Tim McCarthy to visit about the 7 cooperative principles. We talk about what everyday commitment to community looks like and why cooperatives are a great career choice. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/24702345

Special Edition: SVE Ride and Drive Event 2022 09/20/2022

Special Edition: SVE Ride and Drive Event 2022 Welcome to a Special Edition of Inside the Grid Podcast. This month we will host the 2nd annual EV Ride and Drive event Thursday September 29th from 4-7PM at the WH Lyon Fairgrounds eastside parking lot. Our Manager of Beneficial Electrification Ben Pierson and I recently sat down with Sioux Metro Growth Alliance’s Sheldon Jenson with their podcast Growing Places to visit about the coop and the upcoming EV Ride and Drive event. (Thank you and credit to ) /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/24437838

GOED Deep Dive into Economic Development 08/23/2022

GOED Deep Dive into Economic Development Inside the Grid was on the road at the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) Deep Dive Conference in Watertown, South Dakota. ISG's Economic Development Practitioner, Steve Watson, shares his perspective on economic development and Joe Fiala explains why GOED hosted the Deep Dive sessions for "landing-the-deal". /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/24142902

SVE Cybersecurity 08/01/2022

SVE Cybersecurity Inside the Grid welcomes Justin Moose, Sioux Valley Energy's Vice President of Technology. We discuss Cybersecurity terms, common scams, and best practices for avoiding potential data exposures. Justin shares ideas on possible scenarios if a cyber event occurs and training to help businesses and their employees limit online threats. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/23920743

SVE REVIVE and Chamber of Commerce Roundtable 06/27/2022

SVE REVIVE and Chamber of Commerce Roundtable Inside the Grid welcomes Brandon Lane as Sioux Valley Energy's newest Community & Economic Development Representative. We talked about REVIVE 2030 and the chamber's impact on communities with Amy Meert Farr from Hartford Area Chamber and Rachael Neiman with the Brandon Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/23550890

SVE Rural Development with USDA 05/25/2022

SVE Rural Development with USDA Inside the Grid talks with USDA's Rural Development Business Loan Specialist, Cayla Holleman, about the variety of programs to assist Ag producers, new or expanding rural business owners, and other financial resource tools for electric cooperative members. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/23228324

SVE Safety Culture 04/27/2022

SVE Safety Culture Inside the Grid talks with Sioux Valley Energy's Safety Steering Committee members Terry Ebright, Deb Biever, Jake Dybedahl, and Mike Oines on why safety is paramount at the cooperative. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/22933250

SVE Commercial and Ag Rebate Programs 03/29/2022

SVE Commercial and Ag Rebate Programs Inside the Grid talks with Sheila Gross and Reggie Gassman from Sioux Valley Energy's Beneficial Electrification Department regarding Commercial and Agriculture rebates and incentive programs. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/22611995

SVE NEXT Conference Key Accounts Panel 02/21/2022

SVE NEXT Conference Key Accounts Panel Inside the Grid was on the road in February at Touchstone Energy's 2022 NEXT Conference in Palm Springs, California. Jay Buchholz participated in the "Serving Essential Loads" panel and presented how a podcast can add value to key accounts. We also talked with Ryan Nance from North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives and Tina Rushing from CHELCO about the value their organizations bring to key accounts. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/22203869

SVE Workplan & Budget 01/24/2022

SVE Workplan & Budget In the latest podcast, we visit with Sioux Valley Energy's System Engineer Chris Graff to talk about the Workplan and Budget process. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/21873992

State and Federal Cooperative Issues 11/24/2021

State and Federal Cooperative Issues In the latest podcast, we sit down with Chris Studer from East River Electric Power Cooperative and Trevor Jones from South Dakota Rural Electric Association to get their take on issues facing cooperatives in Washington as well as in Pierre and St. Paul. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/21276785

The "Cooperative Difference" 10/25/2021

The "Cooperative Difference" Inside the Grid talks about the "Cooperative Difference" for National Co-op Month. Sioux Valley Energy Vice Presidents of Public Relations, Carrie Vugteveen; Human Resources and Member Services Debra Biever; and Chief Financial Officer Betty VanDerWerff discuss how cooperatives benefit their members. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/20927651

Cooperative Sustainability and Renewable Energy 09/23/2021

Cooperative Sustainability and Renewable Energy Inside the Grid talks Sustainability and Renewable Energy during a round table discussion with Jeff Rud from East River Electric and Reggie Gassman and Ben Pierson from Sioux Valley Energy. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/20577734

Cooperative Economic Development 08/27/2021

Cooperative Economic Development Inside the Grid talks with Rural Electric Economic Development (REED) Fund's new manager Eric Fosheim and Sioux Metro Growth Alliance's President and CEO Jesse Fonkert regarding economic development tools and strategies in the region. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/20281988

SVE Smarthub Navigation and Energy Tools 07/27/2021

SVE Smarthub Navigation and Energy Tools Inside the Grid talks with Sioux Valley Energy's Billing Supervisor Molly Burmeister and System Engineer Chris Graff about how members can navigate Smarthub for energy information and other useful tools. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/19931366

SVE Celebrates June Dairy Month 06/28/2021

SVE Celebrates June Dairy Month It's June Dairy month! We take a moment to thank the dairy producers and visit with Sioux Valley Energy member Boadwine Dairy. Jay Buchholz talks with Lynn Boadwine about their dairy operation and Sioux Valley Energy's Sheila Gross about ag-related rebate programs. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/19630418

Safety Culture 05/28/2021

Safety Culture What does a culture of safety look like for utilities and manufacturing companies? Jay Buchholz talks with two experts on building and maintaining a safety culture: Terry Ebright, Sioux Valley Energy's Safety Coordinator, and DJ Mittan, Marmen Energy's EHS Manager. /episode/index/show/siouxvalleyenergy/id/19192142

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