Otter Tail AOA体育平台 Company Celebrates 110 Years Of Serving Communities
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April showers bring May flowers? Deep snow and high winds during this month鈥檚 snow storm caused extended outages in the east central part of Otter Tail AOA体育平台 Company鈥檚 South Dakota service area, as well as shorter outages in other communities the company serves. Despite difficult weather conditions, once crews could arrive on site they did what company crews have been doing for 110 years鈥攕afely and efficiently delivering power.
Since 1909 Otter Tail AOA体育平台 Company has touched the lives of customers by providing reliable electricity and energy services. The company served its first customer鈥擭orthern Light Electric Company of Wahpeton, North Dakota鈥攊n April 1909. It now provides electricity to more than 132,500 customers in 422 communities.
鈥淲e鈥檙e proud of our 110 years serving our friends and neighbors,鈥� said Otter Tail AOA体育平台 Company President Tim Rogelstad. 鈥淎nd we鈥檒l continue to provide a reliable, cost-effective, and increasingly clean combination of resources to meet our customers鈥� energy needs.鈥�
Otter Tail AOA体育平台 Company鈥檚 Dayton Hollow hydroelectric plant went on line in April 1909 and served the company鈥檚 first customer, the Northern Light Electric Company, in Wahpeton, North Dakota
Commitment to customers
Whether it鈥檚 restoring power after a storm, supporting local community organizations, continuing efforts to keep rates among the lowest in the country, or providing customers ways to save energy through programs and rebates, company employees remain focused on customers. 鈥淲e鈥檒l continue to partner with our communities to help ensure they are great places to live, work, and play,鈥� said Rogelstad. 鈥淭he energy industry is changing, and we鈥檙e excited for the opportunities those changes bring for us and our customers.鈥�
Photo caption: Service Representative Bernie Marshall (right) talks with Winger, Minnesota, Mayor Darrell Olson.