Press Release

Suståne Natural Fertilizer, a leading manufacturer-exporter of renewable, organic and natural slow release fertilizers and plant/soil amendments, announced today that its Cannon Falls facilities’ electricity requirements are now powered by 100-percent renewable energy. The renewable energy is provided via Suståne’s power supplier, Dakota Electric Association’s Wellspring Renewable Energy program. Suståne has been promoting sustainable practices around [...]

Dakota Electric Association is in the process of upgrading meters to provide even better service to the members of the electric cooperative. Anixter, who is under contract with Dakota Electric, will be working primarily in Lakeville, Burnsville and Apple Valley over the next several months to change out meters. Vehicles are identified by the Anixter [...]

Dakota Electric Association, along with CoBank, one of its lenders, recently donated $20,000 to three community organizations. 360 Communities will receive $10,000, and ProAct and Dakota County ¬– Beyond the Yellow Ribbon will receive $5,000 each. Dakota Electric’s donations were matched by CoBank through the company’s “Sharing Success” grant program. 360 Communities received $5,000 from Dakota [...]

Five local high school students were recently selected to receive a trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Dakota Electric Association. The winners are Myah Bauman (11th), Rosemount High School; Daniel Crippes (11th), Apple Valley High School; Justin Geertsema (11th), Lakeville South High School; Ritisha Senapati (11th), Eastview High School; and Christopher Torres (12th), Farmington High School. [...]

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 member seated. The election results were as follows: District 1 – John (Jack) DeYoe, Lakeville, (incumbent) received 7,922 votes. District 2 – Bill Middlecamp, Apple Valley, received 7,964 votes. District 3 – Margaret D. [...]

Ballots mailed April 13 FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 27, 2019) — Dakota Electric Association® has canceled its annual meeting scheduled to be held on April 30, but board elections will continue as usual with ballots to be mailed on April 13. Members can vote online using the electronic passcode included with the ballot, or by mailing the [...]

Dakota Electric Association members are now receiving more electricity from the sun through a new 3-megawatt solar facility built specifically for the cooperative’s members. The newest addition to Dakota Electric’s renewable energy portfolio came online in December. The 15-acre solar site, south of Farmington, is expected to have a 25-year life and will produce enough electricity [...]

Dakota Cares committee members (L-R): Wendy Apitz, Dave Reinke, Kaitlyn Simon, Corey Willert, Cherry Jordan, Bernie Kolnberger, Susan Strong and Tom Riste (not pictured: Mel Belschner). Dakota Electric Association and its employees have raised $30,566 for charities through its employee-led program called Dakota Cares. Each year, Dakota Electric’s employees hold a variety of fundraising [...]

Military Family Support Group, BrainPower in a BackPack and Caring Hearts in Action are named runners up Farmington's Rogue Robotics team won the 2019 Touchstone Energy Community Award. Here is the team pictured with coach Spencer Elvebak and Dakota Electric directors (L-R) Janet Lekson, Margaret Schreiner, Paul Bakken and Jack DeYoe. Dakota Electric Association [...]