Allegiant brings public power expertise to utilities across the Upper Midwest
With more than 30 years of experience, the Baxter-based company supports municipal utilities with meter programs, inspections, and field services tailored to member needs.
For more than 30 years, Allegiant has worked alongside public power in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, providing field services that help utilities manage meter programs, inspections, and other essential system work. With an office in Baxter and a business model focused exclusively on public power, the company brings specialized experience to projects ranging from AMI and smart meter deployments to demand response programs.
Allegiant specializes in managing meter programs for municipal utilities, supporting everything from testing and compliance work to installations and changeouts. The company provides trained personnel for meter and load control device installations, inspections and testing, disconnects and reconnects, meter reading, field site testing and analysis, pole inspections, pad-mounted transformer inspections, and ground transmission inspections. It also refurbishes, repairs, and sells electric meters, allowing utilities to work with a single contractor across much of the meter lifecycle. 
Over the years, Roy Haynie, Account Executive for Allegiant, has worked with a number of MMUA members on projects tied to meter exchanges, load control work, and water meter replacements. Allegiant has supported AMI electric meter exchange projects for Elk River Municipal Utilities, the City of Chaska Electrical Department, and Austin Utilities. The company has also completed load control device changeouts for the City of Luverne and Elbow Lake Municipal Power, as well as water meter replacements for the City of Chaska, Elbow Lake Municipal Power, and Worthington Public Utilities.
What sets Allegiant apart, Haynie says, is its deep familiarity with the needs of public power utilities. Because the company works exclusively with public power organizations, it brings focused experience to the operational and customer service challenges those utilities face. At the same time, Allegiant now has the backing of Sparus Holdings, a service provider to utilities, giving it access to additional resources while still maintaining the personalized approach of a smaller company.
Like many companies in the utility industry, Allegiant is adapting to a more technology-driven environment. Haynie says the company is using new tools to stay competitive and streamline its work, from the equipment used in the field to the way project data is managed and reported. Artificial intelligence is also beginning to play a role in those efforts.
For Haynie, the most rewarding part of the work is building relationships with utility clients and helping them solve problems. He says he values the opportunity to learn from the people he works with and sees his role as connecting utility staff with Allegiant’s operations team to make sure projects move forward smoothly.
That service mindset carries through every project, Haynie says. Whether the work involves meters, inspections, or load control devices, Allegiant sees its role as helping public power utilities complete work that is essential to delivering reliable electric and water service to their communities.
