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Lakeville Franchise Fee The Lakeville City Council approved franchise fees on December 2, 2024, which will be charged to all electric and natural gas customers within the city. These fees, collected through utility bills starting in April 2025, will fund fire station improvements and a regional public safety training facility. Residential customers will pay [...]

Effectively managing your energy bill involves adopting energy-efficient practices and utilizing programs designed to help you save. Dakota Electric provides a variety of tools and tips for members to lower their energy consumption and costs. Energy-Efficiency Tips Implementing small changes in your daily routine can lead to significant energy savings: Window management: Use window coverings [...]

Check out this year’s EnergyWise® rebates for your home. For more information and for rebate forms, please visit our EnergyWise® Rebates page.

Load Management Programs Participate in one or more of the following load management (also known as off-peak) programs and receive electricity at nearly half the regular rate! Learn more at our Home Rebates page. To enroll, contact the Energy Experts® at 651-463-6243 or [email protected]. Storage Programs Available for electric water heaters, electric thermal storage [...]

In accordance with Section 3, Article III, of the Bylaws of this Association, the Nominating Committee held meetings with all Board candidates on January 29, 2025, and selected the following nominees to be included on the 2025 ballot for directorship of Dakota Electric. The Nominating Committee is made up of the following people: Robert “Bob” [...]

Rate Case Update Dakota Electric submitted a general rate case petition to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 30, 2024, requesting an overall annual revenue increase of about 11% or $23.8 million. The filing includes an interim increase while our general rate case is being reviewed. A 9.5% increase will apply to electricity [...]

As previously mentioned, Dakota Electric has been analyzing all costs associated with delivering safe and reliable electricity and determined a rate adjustment is necessary for the cooperative’s long-term financial health. As a result, Dakota Electric recently submitted a filing to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) to begin a 10- to 12-month review process for [...]

Here's a look at some of the numbers from 2024: 30 miles of trees trimmed. 300 member tree concerns resolved 1.8 billion kilowatt-hour sales 400+ members added to our EV programs. $17 million saved by load management programs. 120,000 calls taken by member services. 17.1 minutes was the average outage duration per member. $5.5 million [...]

Each year Dakota Electric sends five local high school sophomore, junior or seniors on an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Youth Tour. The next youth tour Minnesota will participate in will be June 16-21, 2025.The NRECA Electric Cooperative Youth Tour has provided high school students with a unique opportunity [...]

Dakota Electric named Bundles of Love as the local 2024 Touchstone Energy Community Award winner. Foster Together and Sleep in Heavenly Peace were named runners-up. Each organization received an award along with $500, and Bundles of Love advances to the statewide competition for a chance to win $2,000.You can learn more by visiting the  Touchstone Energy [...]