Dakota Electric Association is a member-owned, nonprofit electric utility serving parts of Dakota, Goodhue, Scott, and Rice counties, just south of the Twin Cities. Serving more than 95,000 members, Dakota Electric is the second-largest electric cooperative in Minnesota and is ranked among the 20 largest electric distribution cooperatives nationally.

2008 Facts and Stats

History of Dakota Electric

Economic Development

Form 990

Dakota Electric Director District Boundaries

District Map

Dakota Electric Service Area Map

In 1998, Dakota Electric joined Touchstone Energy, an alliance of local, consumer-owned electric cooperatives across the country. Millions of businesses and homes count on Touchstone Energy cooperatives for power. As a Touchstone Energy partner, we are rededicating ourselves to providing reliable, affordable electric energy and a high level of personal service to our members and the communities in which they live.

Dakota Electric is a distribution cooperative. Distribution cooperatives provide electric service directly to residential and commercial/industrial members. Wholesale power is provided to distribution cooperatives by generation and transmission (G&T) cooperatives. Generating plants and electric transmission facilities are operated by G&T cooperatives on a nonprofit basis. Dakota Electric's G&T is Great River Energy in Elk River, Minnesota.