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Local students return from Washington D.C. trip
Five area high school students, sponsored by Dakota Electric Association, recently returned from a Washington D.C. trip-of-a-lifetime. Dakota Electric’s students joined more than 1,600 students from across the nation (37 total from Minnesota) for the [...]
Dakota Electric provides free night at MN Zoo
Dakota Electric Association members and their families should mark the date for the sixteenth-annual Member Appreciation Event on July 25 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. During the event, Dakota Electric provides complimentary admission to [...]
Dakota Electric awards $136,000 in scholarships
Eighty-two area high school students received scholarships this spring for their continuing education from Dakota Electric Association. Students at Inver Hills Community College and Dakota County Technical College also received scholarship money. The donation to [...]
GreenTouch Day volunteers help at Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Approximately 50 Dakota Electric Association members volunteered their time on June 1 at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan as part of the 14th annual, state-wide, Touchstone Energy GreenTouch day. The volunteers did strenuous work [...]
Twins Youth Clinics coming to local communities
Dakota Electric Association and it’s wholesale power supplier, Great River Energy, are helping to present Twins Youth Clinics this summer in local communities. The free Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics are designed to teach [...]
Peak Load Management Alliance recognizes Dakota Electric for “outstanding” participation
The Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA) recently awarded Dakota Electric Association the Outstanding Program Participation Award. According to PLMA, this award recognizes Dakota Electric’s “success and ability to achieve a significant amount of customer participation [...]