Wall Street Journal features Dakota Electric members Tim Gruber, contracted by the Wall Street Journal, photographs Dakota Electric CEO Greg Miller and members Dick and Jane Nielson. South of Farmington sits 15 acres of farmland producing enough energy to power around 600 homes. The land, owned by Dakota Electric members Dick [...]

Dakota Electric plans to file a rate case Dakota Electric plans to file a rate case with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) seeking permission to increase overall electric utility revenue by about 4.3%. Review process The Minnesota Department of Commerce – Division of Energy Resources and the MPUC will review Dakota [...]

Q&A – Featuring Logan Tryba To make it on time for our interview, Logan Tryba had to skip cross country practice at Hastings Middle School. He told us about the hour of homework that was assigned to him earlier in the day. And that was “only for accelerated math,” he said. [...]

Into the Future Dakota Electric’s Dave Reinke and next generation co-op member, Logan Tryba, charging into the future of the energy industry. It can be easy to forget just how different Dakota Electric really is from other energy companies. I suppose that’s true in any industry — over time, the exceptional starts [...]

New Meter Upgrade Learn More Benefits Replacement of aging infrastructure Increased system efficiencies Improved outage notification & restoration More energy information for members Update Installation of the first 5,000 meters, in and around Farmington, Lakeville and rural Hampton, began the last week of September and will continue throughout the month [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]