507-847-3520 or 800-321-3520
Fax: 507-728-8366
77100 US Highway 71
PO Box 69
Jackson, MN 56143-0069
info@federatedrea.coop

1946-1955

1946-1947 - New service applications pour in. Electricity use skyrockets. Notices were mailed to members warning them their power would be turned off during certain periods due to the lack of power. No new members were connected. The Board pursues contract negotiations for more power.
May 17, 1946 - The Board approved applying for an REA loan to purchase the Wilder Electric Cooperative for $5,000.
November 14, 1946 - The City of Fairmont approved Federated’s purchase of 100 miles of their rural lines for $65,000 and to supply power.
1947 (See Picture #1) - A-Frame Truck
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December 10, 1948 (See Picture #2) - Federated requests $1.08 million REA loan to build a power plant.
1950 (See Picture #3) - Sign at Federated Jackson Power Plant
1950 (See Picture #4) - Federated’s warehouse and garage were built near the power plant for co-op vehicles and supplies.
July 1950 - Federated’s three 1,750-horsepower Nordberg Duafuel Engines driving 1,230 net kilowatt Elliot Generators begin generation electricity
1952 - A fourth unit was added to the power plant for a total capacity to generate 4,920 kilowatts.
July 1, 1954 - Federated received a letter from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (now the Western Area Power Administration) for its initial allotment of hydropower.

Federated Willy Sign