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Cheerful Givers wins statewide Touchstone Energy Community Award
FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 9, 2009) — Cheerful Givers, Eagan, accepted the 2009 statewide Minnesota’s Touchstone Energy Community Award during the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s annual meeting in St. Paul on March 2. Kelly O’Rourke Johns, [...]
Dakota Electric offers students free trip to Washington D.C.
FARMINGTON, Minn. (February 3, 2009) — Dakota Electric Association will provide five high school juniors or seniors the opportunity to win an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. as part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative [...]
Lakeville resident wins lighting makeover
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Jan. 15, 2009) — Christine Thomes, Lakeville, and John Ruhland, Eagan, were named as Minnesota Brighter Ideas sweepstakes winners for Dakota Electric Association. Dakota Electric’s wholesale power supplier, Great River Energy, and its [...]
Local colleges designate Dakota Electric scholarship money
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Dec. 31, 2008) — Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community College has named their scholarship recipients for the 2008-2009 school year. The scholarship money is part of $24,600 that was awarded [...]
Cheerful Givers wins local Touchstone Energy Community Award
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Dec. 19, 2008) — Dakota Electric Association named Cheerful Givers, Eagan, as the local 2008 Touchstone Energy Community Award winner. Dakota Woodlands, Eagan, and Hope for Tomorrow, Burnsville, were named runners-up, and each [...]
Dakota Electric and LED bulbs help Buck Hill ready for season
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Nov. 19, 2008) — As Buck Hill Ski Area in Burnsville prepares for a busy ski season, it is also taking steps to ensure that its energy use is green. Buck Hill – [...]