Dakota Electric’s Vegetation Management Process Planned maintenance. Including tree pruning or felling. Reactive pruning. Trimming vegetation with a high or demonstrated risk of interference with power lines. Felling trees. Cutting down trees that are discovered to be at risk of falling on or otherwise threatening power lines. Mowing. Maintaining the ground below the distribution power lines. Herbicide application. [...]
Landscaping is a great way to increase the value of your property and save energy, but trees and shrubs planted too close to power lines and other electrical equipment can create both safety and reliability concerns. You can help maintain power line access and clearance by planning ahead before planting trees and shrubs. These guidelines [...]
Youth Tour Winners The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour was established to inspire our next generation of leaders. Students who participate receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to learn about the cooperative business model, meet elected officials, visit monuments and museums, tour federal agencies and discuss issues that are most [...]
FARMINGTON, Minn. (April 28, 2022) — Dakota Electric Association’s membership cast their vote in the cooperative’s annual election. This year, three incumbents were re-elected, and one new board director was elected to serve on the board of directors. The election results are as follows: District 1 – David Jones, Lakeville, (incumbent) received 4,418 votes; Raj Rajan, [...]
Dakota Electric Association recently awarded Janet Bremer, Nininger Township treasurer, the 2021 Outstanding Township Leader of the Year award. Each year, Dakota Electric seeks to recognize outstanding leadership with the award, and Dakota Electric director Stacy Miller attended the Dakota County Township Officers’ Association meeting to present the award to Bremer. “I was shocked and humbled,” [...]
FARMINGTON, Minn. (April 7, 2022) — Five local high school students were recently selected to receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Dakota Electric Association. The winners are Cloe Bechard, Eagan High School; Taryn Hillerud, Eagan High School; Madysen Leick, Eastview High School; Meti Negewo, Rosemount High School; and Sarah Rauf, Lakeville North [...]
From Your President/CEO & Board Chair: This past year, our employees were up for the continued challenges that COVID-19 and its new strains brought. Many of our members struggled to pay their bills and at one point we had 19,195 members, with over $6 million past due. Our member services representatives did a great job working [...]
The financial information presented is summarized. Members may request a copy of the complete audited financial statements or view them online here.
Monday, April 11 is Lineworker Appreciation Day! Dakota Electric lineworkers keep the lights on and they do it with a smile! Here’s what a few of our lineworkers had to say about what interested them in this line of work and what they enjoy most about working at Dakota Electric. Jason AlbersPowerline [...]
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Dakota Electric Association
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Farmington, Minnesota 55024
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