FARMINGTON, Minn. (April 7, 2022) — Five local high school students were recently selected to receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Dakota Electric Association. The winners are Cloe Bechard, Eagan High School; Taryn Hillerud, Eagan High School; Madysen Leick, Eastview High School; Meti Negewo, Rosemount High School; and Sarah Rauf, Lakeville North [...]
From Your President/CEO & Board Chair: This past year, our employees were up for the continued challenges that COVID-19 and its new strains brought. Many of our members struggled to pay their bills and at one point we had 19,195 members, with over $6 million past due. Our member services representatives did a great job working [...]
The financial information presented is summarized. Members may request a copy of the complete audited financial statements or view them online here.
Monday, April 11 is Lineworker Appreciation Day! Dakota Electric lineworkers keep the lights on and they do it with a smile! Here’s what a few of our lineworkers had to say about what interested them in this line of work and what they enjoy most about working at Dakota Electric. Jason AlbersPowerline [...]
Take advantage of these promotional rebates! Install a qualifying, energy-saving air-source heat pump or ductless air-source heat pump and save. The technology of today’s air-source heat pumps cool and heat your home, even in sub-zero temps, providing efficient, dependable and reliable comfort year-round. A ductless air-source heat pump is a good solution for homes [...]
Board Election Information As a member of Dakota Electric, you have the opportunity to participate in our annual election and vote for the directors who serve on the board and govern your cooperative. Due to COVID-19, the board of directors will not hold an in-person annual meeting in 2022. The 2022 annual meeting reports will be available [...]
Annual meeting is canceled Dakota Electric Association® will hold its board election as usual with ballots being mailed to all members on April 11, but the annual meeting will not be held due to COVID-19. Members can vote online (www.dakotaelectric.com) using the electronic passcode included with the ballot, or by mailing the ballot in the [...]
The Minnesota Touchstone Energy Group named Angel Foundation, Mendota Heights, as the statewide winner of the 2022 Touchstone Energy Community Award. The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) announced the award at its annual meeting on March 16. Angel Foundation’ vice president of development Kathy Tolo received the award from Dakota Electric directors: (L-R) David Jones, [...]
Great River Energy Members Reaffirm Approval of Sale of Coal Creek Station & HVDC System At a special Feb. 9 meeting, Great River Energy’s member cooperatives approved the updated agreement for the sale of Coal Creek Station and the high voltage direct current (HVDC) system to Rainbow Energy Center, [...]
Great River Energy Announces Agreement with Apex Clean Energy for 400-Megawatt (MW) Wind Project in North Dakota Great River Energy has reached an agreement in principle with Apex Clean Energy to purchase renewable energy from a 400-megawatt (MW) wind energy project in McLean County, North Dakota. The Discovery Wind project, expected to reach commercial [...]
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