National Hydropower Day
Recognizing the benefits of hydroelectricity… The Grand River Dam Authority recently joined the National Hydropower Association (NHA) in recognizing August 24 as National Hydropower Day. Each year, the NHA sets aside this special day to recognize the many benefits of hydroelectricity. Like the NHA, GRDA certainly understands those benefits. Of course, GRDA has been in […]
Pryor MUB, GRDA celebrate 75 years of public power partnership
The Pryor Municipal Utility Board (MUB) and the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) celebrated 75 years of public power partnership on Wednesday, August 26, during a special luncheon at the MidAmerica Expo Center. Approximately 200 guests were in attendance to mark the milestone, and heard from speakers including GRDA President/CEO Dan Sullivan, Pryor Mayor Zac […]
2026 September Board Meeting
The September board meeting will be held on Wednesday the 9th at 1:00 p.m. at the GRDA Administrative Building in Chouteau, Ok Proposed Agenda Final Agenda
This Is Man’s Deed
From the GRDA history files … Mrs. Francis Hope (Kerr) Holway was the wife of William Rea (W.R.) Holway, longtime consulting engineer for the Grand River Dam Authority. Mr. Holway, a 1916 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was the lead engineer on the construction of GRDA’s Pensacola Dam, 1938 – 1940. When […]
Back to school with GRDA …
As the new school semester gets underway, area students are returning to the classroom and once again studying reading, writing and arithmetic, along with history, science, and other subjects. With that in mind, the Grand River Dam Authority takes this time to remind you to be safe out on the roadways, watch out for our […]
Electric safety for the new semester
Many area students return to the classroom this week or in the coming week. As that happens, families across Oklahoma are also moving back into their “school” routines and bidding goodbye to summer days. However, before we all get too settled into our new schedules, it’s a great time to revisit some important electric safety […]
2026 August Board Meeting
The August board meeting will be held on Wednesday the 12th at 10:00 a.m. at the GRDA Administrative Building in Chouteau, Ok. Proposed Agenda Final Agenda