On Sept. 19, Dakota Electric Association filed a rate case with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission seeking an overall increase of about 4.3 percent. If approved, this increase would add approximately $4.22 to the average residential member’s monthly bill, using 700 kilowatt-hours per month. Dakota Electric’s last rate filing was filed in 2014. Dakota Electric is [...]
Dakota Electric plans to file a rate case Dakota Electric plans to file a rate case with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) seeking permission to increase overall electric utility revenue by about 4.3%. Review process The Minnesota Department of Commerce – Division of Energy Resources and the MPUC will review Dakota [...]
Q&A – Featuring Logan Tryba To make it on time for our interview, Logan Tryba had to skip cross country practice at Hastings Middle School. He told us about the hour of homework that was assigned to him earlier in the day. And that was “only for accelerated math,” he said. [...]
Into the Future Dakota Electric’s Dave Reinke and next generation co-op member, Logan Tryba, charging into the future of the energy industry. It can be easy to forget just how different Dakota Electric really is from other energy companies. I suppose that’s true in any industry — over time, the exceptional starts [...]
New Meter Upgrade Learn More Benefits Replacement of aging infrastructure Increased system efficiencies Improved outage notification & restoration More energy information for members Update Installation of the first 5,000 meters, in and around Farmington, Lakeville and rural Hampton, began the last week of September and will continue throughout the month [...]
360 Communities and Darts Dakota Electric Association, along with CoBank, one of its lenders, recently donated $15,000 to two local community organizations. Dakota Electric’s $5,000 donation to 360 Communities and its $2,500 donation to DARTS were matched by CoBank through the company’s “Sharing Success” grant program, providing $10,000 to 360 Communities and $5,000 [...]
Play it Safe “Safety” is a serious issue that is regularly discussed at Dakota Electric. In fact, it is our number one priority. This is not empty talk. Over time, Dakota Electric has created a culture of safety by putting our employees’ safety, and that of the community, [...]
Harvest Safety Tips for Farmworkers Maintain a 10-foot clearance around all utility equipment in all directions. Use a spotter and deployed flags to maintain safe distances from power lines and other equipment when doing field work. If your equipment makes contact with an energized or downed power line, contact Dakota Electric immediately [...]
McGruff Safe Kids Identification kits for school children are now available from law enforcement agencies throughout Dakota County and nearby communities. Dakota Electric Association, a member-owned electric cooperative, provides local law enforcement agencies throughout Dakota County, Northfield and Cannon Falls with McGruff identification kits. Police officers will distribute the kits to classrooms if a teacher makes [...]
The Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board has named Dakota Electric Association one of the Employers of Excellence for the third year in a row. Dakota Electric, along with three other mid-sized businesses and eight other small and large employers, was chosen for several reasons including employee retention, compensation and rate of growth, among other things. Dakota [...]
Dakota Electric Association
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Farmington, Minnesota 55024
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