Grain Drying

Low-Temperature Grain Drying Program - 4.7 cents per KWH

When the weather conditions are less than favorable during harvest, farmers have no choice but to get their crop harvested and in the bin. That's why an efficient and dependable grain drying system is essential.

Plus, when you're running your grain-drying system nearly all day and night, you want an electric rate that's reasonable. MWEC has a successful program in place to help farmers out. It's available for the farmer who needs fans for conditioning or adding heat to lower the humidity and moisture content of their grain.

Here's a rundown of the requirements:

The discount rate of 4.7 cents per kilowatt-hour (KWH) applies to electric dryers and fans.
A minimum load, including fan and heater, must be 5 kilowatts (KW) to qualify.
Your heaters and fans can be either permanently mounted to one bin or portable for use on several bins.
Metering for grain dryers can be either submetered or separately metered, depending on distance from your farm's master meter. Under certain circumstances, base charges will apply.
Loans are also available for the installation of grain-drying equipment.

For more information on MWEC's grain drying program, please contact Mark Holter (800.279.2667 mholter@mwec.com) or Brenda Mahlen (800.279.2667 bmahlen@mwec.com) at the Williston office and Ron Aadnes (800.279.2667 raadnes@mwec.com) at the Stanley office.