PRESS RELEASE: Street Lane Closure Starts Friday, November 7, Due to Watermain Break at 8th Street South and 10th Avenue South in Moorhead

For Immediate Release on Friday, November 7, 2025

Starting Friday, November 7, 2025, northbound traffic on 8th Street South in Moorhead between 10th Avenue and 12th Avenue South will be reduced to a single lane to repair a water main break. This lane closure is expected to last one week, weather permitting.

Motorists should obey all traffic control signs or seek an alternative route during this lane closure.

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Please contact the following individual for more information regarding this press release:

Jake Long, Water Distribution Manager

Moorhead Public Service

Phone: 218.477.8074

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Moorhead Public Service, 2901 South Frontage Road, Suite 2, P.O. Box 779, Moorhead, MN 56561-0779 ♦ 218.477.8000, Option 4

Providing safe and reliable electricity and water to the community of Moorhead since 1895.

For information about Moorhead Public Service, visit our website at www.mpsutility.com.

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Proposed 2026 Budget and Rates

Moorhead Public Service (MPS) is locally governed by a six-member board of MPS customers known as the Moorhead Public Service Commission (Commission). Each fall, the Commission is responsible for establishing the utility’s rates and budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Preliminary estimates indicate that rate increases for MPS customers in 2026 may range from 0 to 4 percent for electric rates and from 3 to 7 percent for water rates.

The Moorhead Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing to consider changes in electric and water rates in Moorhead. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 5:30 PM, in the Auditorium at the Hjemkomst Center, 202 First Avenue North, Moorhead, Minnesota.

For thirty (30) days after the closing of the rate hearing and before the adoption of a rate change, written testimony shall be received and considered by the Commission. To be considered by the Commission, written comments should be e-mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or postmarked no later than Thursday, November 20, 2025, and mailed to: Moorhead Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 779, Moorhead, MN 56561-0779. The person providing the comments must provide his/her name and address along with the comments.

A formal decision regarding MPS’ 2026 rates will be determined at the Commission’s meeting on or about
December 16, 2025.

Click on the following for information regarding Moorhead Public Service’s (MPS’) proposed 2026 budget and rates:

Reports to the Moorhead Public Service Commission by MPS staff

• 08/26/2025 Review Preliminary 2026 Budget Timetable, Appoint Commission Working Groups, and Set Date for Water and Electric Rate Hearings
• 09/04/2025 Regional Electric and Water Rates
• 10/21/2025 Accept Report #1 on the Proposed 2026 Budget
• 10/21/2025 2026 Electric Rate Hearing - PowerPoint Presentation
• 10/21/2025 2026 Water Rate Heating - PowerPoint Presentation
• 10/21/2025 Residential Fact Sheet - 2026 Electric and Water Rate Proposals
• 10/21/2025 Commercial/Industrial Fact Sheet - 2026 Electric and Water Rate Proposals

Check back for updates to this information throughout the 2026 budget process.

Yes, your voice matters to MPS! We’re conducting a customer survey to hear directly from you about the electric services that power your home and business. Your input helps us improve programs, enhance customer service, and better meet the needs of our community.

Scan the QR code below OR click MRES 2025 Member Retail Customer Survey - Moorhead , it only takes 10 minutes to make a difference! 

The graph below shows the current electric grid conditions in the Southwest Power Pool footprint for Moorhead Public Service:

There are two types of energy alerts that will be communicated to Moorhead Public Service (MPS) customers during an energy alert or if controlled outages are necessary:

1. Energy Alert:  This is the level where MPS will issue a public appeal to reduce energy.

2. Energy Emergency:  This is the level where MPS will start controlled outages (rolling blackouts).   

For more information on current grid conditions in the Southwest Power Pool footprint, please visit https://www.spp.org/markets-operations/current-grid-conditions/

 PRESS RELEASE: Street Lane Closure begins Wednesday, September 17, for a Water Service leak repair on Main Avenue between 4th Street and 5th Street in Moorhead.

For Immediate Release on Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Beginning on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, westbound traffic will be reduced to one lane on Main Avenue between 4th Street and 6th Street in Moorhead to repair a water service leak. This lane closure is anticipated to last 7 to 10 days, weather permitting.

Motorists should follow all traffic control signage or find an alternate route during this lane closure.

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Please contact the following individual for more information regarding this press release:

Jake Long, Water Distribution Manager

Moorhead Public Service

Phone: 218.477.8074

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a map that is updated each Thursday to show the location and intensity of drought across the state of Minnesota. Visit www.drought.gov/states/Minnesota for more information and to view weekly updates.

To view currrent levels of the Red River, please visit   https://water.weather.gov/resources/hydrographs/fgon8_hg.png