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Dakota County Commissioners visit Dakota Electric
Dakota Electric board members pose with Dakota County commissioners (L-R): Board Chair Jim Sheldon; Board Member Margaret Schreiner; Commissioner Joe Atkins; Board Vice Chair Jerry Pittman; Commissioner Kathleen Gaylord; Commissioner Mike Slavik (chair); Commissioner [...]
Dakota Electric celebrates Pollinator Week
Honey Bee collecting pollen on yellow rape flower. Less than one percent of Minnesota’s original prairie habitat exists today, and that is having an impact on bees and other pollinator populations. The decline [...]
Scholarships donated to more than 100 students
One-hundred-and-two area high school students received scholarships this spring for their post-secondary education from Dakota Electric Association. Others receiving part of the $160,000 unclaimed capital credits this year are students at Inver Hills Community College [...]
Dakota Electric rallies park volunteers for the 16th year of helping in local parks
Volunteers planted 1,500 plants at Whitetail Woods Regional Park on May 6 as part of the Minnesota Touchstone Energy Cooperatives’ GreenTouch Day. Approximately 60 Dakota Electric Association members volunteered their time on May [...]
Tree Trust helps North Trail Elementary build outdoor classroom
Nearly 600 students, teachers, parents and community members turned out at North Trail Elementary in Farmington on May 5 to plant trees and ornamental plants as well as build an outdoor classroom. The weather was [...]
Technology and 80 years of service discussed at Dakota Electric’s Annual Meeting
Celebrating 80 years of service and using technology to serve their members even better were a couple of the topics discussed at Dakota Electric Association’s Annual Meeting, held in the social hall at St. Michael’s [...]
