September Board Meeting

The September board meeting will be held on Thursday the 21st at 10:00 a.m. in the Vinita Headquarters Board Room.

Proposed Agenda

GRDA linemen will help restore power in Florida

Pryor -- With Hurricane Irma expected to cause major damage across the state of Florida over the weekend, electric crews from all across the country stand ready to provide restoration assistance in the days and weeks ahead. The Grand River Dam Authority is among the utilities that will send aid. On Saturday morning (September 9) a contingent of 30 GRDA linemen and support personnel are headed to … More

Providing mutual aid in times of need

Power for Progress... a weekly column from the Grand River Dam Authority. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Grand River Dam Authority Police Department was just one of several Oklahoma agencies that sent personnel and equipment to the Houston area to assist with storm recovery and high water evacuation operations. GRDA officers made the trip along with firemen from the Locust Grove, Adair and Pryor fire departments in Mayes County. It made sense that the crews would team up for … More

GRDA, Mayes County FDs continue Texas response efforts

A Mayes County contingent of rescue workers, including officers from the Grand River Dam Authority Police Department, along with firemen from Locust Grove, Pryor and Adair and personnel with Mayes County Emergency Management, were continuing their water evacuation efforts in the Houston area on Thursday. According to reports from GRDA Police, they have made at least 30 rescues in the Memorial City area, including animals (a bird, a rabbit, 6 dogs and 4 cats), since they first began their work on Tuesday. Their area of rescue operations has … More

Pensacola Dam

The first hydroelectric facility constructed in Oklahoma. GRDA built the dam between December 30, 1938, and March 21, … more...

Grand River Energy Center

GRDA’s thermal-generation facility transformed the Authority from a small, northeastern Oklahoma hydroelectricity … more...

Robert S. Kerr Dam

Sometimes referred to as the Markham Ferry Project, this is the second hydroelectric facility constructed by GRDA. … more...