Press Release

FARMINGTON, Minn. (12:00 p.m., July 6, 2016) — Dakota Electric Association crews finished up repairs before noon today, restoring the last of the more than 3,000 accounts that were out of power due to yesterday’s storm that moved through Minnesota. The outages were scattered throughout the service territory with the hardest hit area being the city [...]

Approximately 85 Dakota Electric Association members volunteered their time on May 7 at Whitetail Woods Regional Park in Empire Township as part of the annual, statewide, Touchstone Energy GreenTouch day. The volunteers of all ages planted nearly 1,000 trees of multiple varieties in the 456-acre park, which opened September 2014. The young trees will eventually provide [...]

Youth baseball players have an opportunity to learn baseball from staff at the Minnesota Twins organization during their visit to Farmington on May 14. Boys and girls from the ages of 6 to 13 can participate in the 2016 Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinic, which teaches basic fundamentals including hitting, fielding and throwing. No registration is [...]

Providing quality service to the member-owners, outstanding electric reliability, lower energy sales and a new smartphone outage application were just a few of the topics discussed at Dakota Electric Association’s Annual Meeting, held in the social hall at St. Michael’s in Farmington on April 28. President and CEO Greg Miller discussed causes for lower energy sales [...]

Results from Dakota Elections recent election for directors are as follows: Read article about annual meeting.  District 1  David Jones*  6,791  District 2  Jim Sheldon*  6,781  District 3  Bill Holton*  4,518  Ray Yarwood  1,521  Douglas Bonar  1,129  District 4  Paul Trapp*  3,564  Greg Oxley  2,400  Jerry Brown  1,301  

Learn about solar and electric vehicles at local event Dakota Electric Association, along with Lakeville Friends of the Environment, invite the public to learn more about residential solar installations and electric vehicles at the Energy Trends Expo, May 3. This free informal vendor expo will feature local solar installers and electric vehicle experts who can provide [...]

Five local high school students were recently selected to receive a trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Dakota Electric Association. The winners are Jenna Conzemius, Cretin-Derham Hall High School, Sarah Crippes, Apple Valley High School, Emily Haberlack, Burnsville High School; Liesl Larson, Christian Life Academy; and Erin Mayer, Eastview High School. The students will participate in [...]

Dakota Electric Association will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 28, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church social hall at 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington (next to Dakota Electric’s office). The meeting begins at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m., and refreshments will be served before the meeting. Dakota Electric members will have the opportunity to [...]

Dakota Electric Association is seeking educators who desire to learn about the energy industry from June 13-16. The Lignite Council is offering the seminar again in 2016 due to overwhelming positive feedback it has received from past participants. Teachers of all grade levels are accepted, and Great River Energy, Dakota Electric’s power supplier, will cover the [...]

Dakota Electric Association distributed $28,719 in 2015 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Program, The Salvation Army and 360 Communities for local energy assistance. In 2015, giving was up almost $1,500 from the previous year. “This money is available because of our members’ generous donations to the Helping Neighbors program,” Greg Miller, Dakota [...]