Crow Wing Power returns almost $3 million to members this November

BRAINERD — Crow Wing Power will return almost $3 million to current and former members this November. The cooperative's Board of Directors approved the 2026 capital credit return at its September meeting. Crow Wing Power is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by the members it serves. Each year, members are assigned capital credits based on how much electricity they bought. These credits are each member's ownership share in the cooperative. The money helps pay for the poles, wires, substations, and equipment that keep power flowing, which reduces the need to borrow and helps keep rates stable. When the cooperative is in a strong financial position, the Board pays those credits back to the members who earned them. “Capital credits are an important part of what it means to be a member-owned cooperative.

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