FARMINGTON, Minn. (10:00 a.m., June 19, 2012) — Dakota Electric Association crews are out in force restoring outages from this morning’s damaging storms. More than 10,000 were without power, but crews have reduced that number to approximately 3,000 still without power at this time. The majority of those 3,000 should be restored by nightfall. But, due [...]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comments on a proposed regulation called The Greenhouse Gas New Source Performance Standard until June 25.   This standard, if adopted, will require new power plants larger than 25 megawatts to implement significant limits on carbon dioxide emissions. New combined cycle natural gas fired facilities will usually be able [...]

Dakota Electric Association and it’s wholesale power supplier, Great River Energy, are helping to present local Twins Youth Clinics this summer in local communities.   The free Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics are designed to teach basic fundamentals including hitting, fielding and throwing, while also providing participants with positive messages about staying in school and away [...]

Dakota Electric Association donated more than 5,500 tree seedlings this spring, as it wraps up a full schedule of assisting with community plantings and environmental events throughout its service territory. Each spring, Dakota Electric participates in a variety of Arbor Day and environmental events by donating seedlings and providing educational information and assistance. Part of Dakota [...]

In honor of Dakota Electric Association’s 75th anniversary, employees have decided to step up their volunteer efforts. Volunteering and community involvement are not new to Dakota Electric as demonstrated by the company being named the Outstanding Philanthropic Organization for 2011 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. However, employees have decided to increase volunteer efforts for 2012 [...]

Dakota Electric Association’s member-owners attended the cooperative’s annual meeting, held in St. Michael’s social hall in Farmington on April 12. Four incumbent directors and one new director were elected and both bylaw amendments passed. Jerry Pittman, district 1, Clay Van De Bogart, district 2, Ken Danner, district 3, and Judy Kimmes, district 4, were all re-elected [...]

Dakota Electric Association and its wholesale power supplier, Great River Energy, are seeking teachers interested in receiving tools to make energy education part of their curriculum. Through hands-on activities and class discussions, K-12 teachers will learn how to enhance students' understanding of what energy is, where it comes from, and how it affects their lives when [...]

Five local high school students were recently selected to receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Dakota Electric Association. The winners are Luke Birtzer, taking PSEO classes at Inver Hills Community College, Daniel Dawson and Whitney Johnson, both of Hastings High School; Nicholas Misukanis, St. Thomas Academy; and Christopher Runck, Apple Valley High School. [...]

Dakota Electric Association distributed $27,555 in 2011 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Program, The Salvation Army and 360 Communities for local energy assistance. In 2011, giving was down approximately $2,700 from the previous year. “This money is available because of our members’ generous donations to the Helping Neighbors program,” Greg Miller, Dakota [...]

The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued a consumer alert recently, encouraging Minnesota homeowners to think twice before installing radiant barriers in their attics. The Department's Division of Energy Resources (DER) has received reports of salespeople pitching radiant barrier products in flyers and at free dinners throughout Minnesota. The Commerce Department wants all local consumers to know [...]