The Northern Municipal Power Agency (NMPA) was established in 1976 as a Joint Action Agency to serve as the energy supplier for 12 municipal utilities in Minnesota and North Dakota. NMPA is a member of the Minnkota Power Cooperative joint system. Each of the participants has a representative on the NMPA board of directors. The Agency owns a 30% share of the 427,000-kilowatt Coyote Station located near Beulah in western North Dakota. NMPA also owns a load-ratio share (approximately 15%) of the Minnkota Power Cooperative transmission system. Minnkota of Grand Forks, N.D., is the operating agent for NMPA. NMPA headquarters is located in Thief River Falls, Minn.