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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 [...]

Pole Inspections Dakota Electric staff will conduct inspections of attachments from non-Dakota Electric-owned utilities (e.g., phone, cable, and fiber optic) on Dakota Electric-owned poles between January and April 2025. These visual inspections will occur in Inver Grove Heights, Vermillion, Vermillion Township, Coates, Empire and Castle Rock. To access certain pole locations, Dakota Electric staff [...]

As we close out another year, I'm excited to share how Dakota Electric is serving our membership. Safety The safety of our team and our communities is our utmost priority.  In 2024, we completed two major safety initiatives in which outside organizations assessed our safety culture and practices.  The results showed a very healthy safety [...]

Interested Director Candidates In adherence with Dakota Electric bylaws and policies, an annual election is held each year for those seats up for election. There are twelve three-year term Director seats on the Dakota Electric Board. Each year, one seat in each of the four districts is up for election. Any eligible member may [...]

This year, the Board of Directors approved the retirement of $5.5 million in capital credits to be paid back to members. If you lived on Dakota Electric's lines for the years of 2002-2006, you will be mailed a check in mid-December for your share of ownership in the cooperative. Capital credits in a cooperative like [...]

When Hurricane Milton struck Dade City, Florida, Dakota Electric Association quickly answered the call for support. Six lineworkers traveled south with two bucket trucks, a digger derrick and a mission to help restore power through Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative (WREC). Planning for this effort started before the storm even hit, as WREC coordinated with electric [...]