360 Communities and Darts Dakota Electric Association, along with CoBank, one of its lenders, recently donated $15,000 to two local community organizations. Dakota Electric’s $5,000 donation to 360 Communities and its $2,500 donation to DARTS were matched by CoBank through the company’s “Sharing Success” grant program, providing $10,000 to 360 Communities and $5,000 [...]
Play it Safe “Safety” is a serious issue that is regularly discussed at Dakota Electric. In fact, it is our number one priority. This is not empty talk. Over time, Dakota Electric has created a culture of safety by putting our employees’ safety, and that of the community, [...]
Harvest Safety Tips for Farmworkers Maintain a 10-foot clearance around all utility equipment in all directions. Use a spotter and deployed flags to maintain safe distances from power lines and other equipment when doing field work. If your equipment makes contact with an energized or downed power line, contact Dakota Electric immediately [...]
McGruff Safe Kids Identification kits for school children are now available from law enforcement agencies throughout Dakota County and nearby communities. Dakota Electric Association, a member-owned electric cooperative, provides local law enforcement agencies throughout Dakota County, Northfield and Cannon Falls with McGruff identification kits. Police officers will distribute the kits to classrooms if a teacher makes [...]
The Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board has named Dakota Electric Association one of the Employers of Excellence for the third year in a row. Dakota Electric, along with three other mid-sized businesses and eight other small and large employers, was chosen for several reasons including employee retention, compensation and rate of growth, among other things. Dakota [...]
Dakota Electric Association and CoBank presented Jeff Mortensen (center) and Laurie Bolin (2nd from left) of 360 Communities with a $10,000 donation. CoBank’s Cliff Bolstad (2nd from right) and representatives of Dakota Electric’s Board of Directors are pictured (L-R): Margaret Schreiner, Paul Bakken, Jack DeYoe and Janet Lekson. Dakota Electric Association, along with CoBank, [...]
Visit PlugInConnect.com View EV Model List Electric vehicles (EV) are a growing market for new car purchases with more people making the switch from the gas station to an electrical outlet to fuel their vehicles. In the early 20th century, electric vehicles made up nearly 40% of the [...]
Board Chair Jerry Pittman welcomes the group to the solar ribbon cutting event. The board cuts the ribbon at Dakota Electric's third solar site. (L-R): Board Chair Jerry Pittman, Jack DeYoe, Jim Sheldon, David Jones, Janet Lekson, Stacy Miller and Margaret Schreiner. CEO Greg Miller speaks [...]
More information Dakota Electric is in the process of upgrading old meters to advanced digital meters. Benefits Increased system efficiencies Improved outage notification & restoration More energy information for members Replacement of aging infrastructure Information This fall we plan to install a limited number of meters and equipment to verify [...]
Featured Programs: Members can support renewable energy technologies by buying solar or wind energy in 100 kWh blocks. Two options available. Pick your charging program! Our two electric vehicle charging programs help you save money every time you charge your plug-in electric car. Take advantage of our Revolt program and power [...]
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