• Touchstone Energy www.touchstoneenergy.com A national alliance of over 550 electric cooperatives in 39 states.

• Great River Energy www.greatriverenergy.com East Central Energy's power supplier located in Elk River, MN.

• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association www.nreca.org The NRECA represents the interests of cooperative electric utilities and the consumers they serve.

• Minnesota Rural Electric Association www.mrea.org The organization of Minnesota Electric Cooperatives.

Informational sites

• Electric Power Research Institute EPRI www.epri.com EPRI scientists and engineers develop innovative solutions to the world's toughest energy problems while expanding opportunities for a dynamic industry
• The Alliance to Save Energy www.ase.org A coalition of prominent business, government, environmental and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide to benefit the environment, economy and national security.
• The Partners for Affordable Energy www.affordable-energy.org Supports low-cost, coal-based electricity for Upper Midwest homes, farms, and businesses.
• Minnesota Department of Commerce - Office of Energy Security www.state.mn.us
• Energy Savers - www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/energy_savers Tips on Saving Energy & Money at Home

• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.pca.state.mn.us/air/mercury.html

• Mercury Technologies of Minnesota www.mercurytechnologies-mn.com

• Clean Water Action Plan - Mercury as a Statewide Water Quality Issue www.pca.state.mn.us/water/basins/cwa-mercury.html

• U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Mercury Report to Congress www.epa.gov/oar/mercover.html

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 www.epa.gov/glnpo/p2/mercpam.html