Out of Power?
Power outage tips to make your life easier Dakota Electric’s reliability ranks among the best in the nation, but summer storm season is upon us and outages can happen for a number of reasons. Below are some tips for making life easier if it happens to you. Make sure we have your correct phone number on [...]
Dakota Electric rallies park volunteers for the 17th year of helping in local parks
More than 100 Dakota Electric Association members volunteered their time on May 4 at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan as part of the annual, statewide, Touchstone Energy GreenTouch Day. More than 100 volunteers participating in the Minnesota Touchstone Energy GreenTouch Day get their instructions for work at Lebanon Hills Regional Park. Volunteers of [...]
Dakota Electric and Great River Energy sponsor Twins 2019 Play Ball! Youth Clinic
Youth baseball players have an opportunity to learn baseball from staff at the Minnesota Twins organization during their visit to Farmington on May 18. Boys and girls from the ages of 6 to 13 can participate in the 2019 Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinic, which teaches basic fundamentals including hitting, fielding and throwing. No registration is [...]
Dakota Electric crews assist co-ops in restoring power
The first request came about 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, from People’s Energy Cooperative ofOronoco, Minn. The second request came on Friday afternoon, April 12, from BENCO Electric Cooperative in Mankato. Both co-ops had hundreds of poles down and thousands of members without electricity from the April storm that brought snow, ice, rain, thunderstorms [...]
SAFETY FIRST — Safety tips that can save your life
Dakota Electric’s top priority is to provide safe, reliable and affordable energy. Since May is National Electrical Safety Month, and with storm season approaching, I’d like to share a few safety tips that could save your life. Life-saving tips If your car collides with a utility pole, the vehicle could become energized so it’s critical to [...]
Rebates & Offers to save you money
With rebates on everything from LED bulbs to heat pumps, it’s easy and cost effective to make your home energy efficient. Combine your purchase with a low-cost Energy Wise® off-peak electric rate to save even more! Contact the Energy Experts® at 651-463-6243 or email [email protected]. Air-source heat pumps provide home cooling and supplemental heating, using 72% [...]
