“Dakota Electric’s reliability is some of the best in the nation,” Greg Miller, president and CEO of Dakota Electric Association, told members at the cooperative’s Annual Meeting on April 8. Miller was referencing industry data that tracks utility reliability. Good weather helped the reliability indices, but ongoing planning, good system design and regular monitoring of aging [...]

Students from Dakota Electric Association’s service area participated in the Youth Co-op Leadership Conference hosted by Cooperative Network, Roseville, on March 15 and 16. More than 70 high school students from around Minnesota attended the two-day conference designed to help high school students gain a better understanding of the role and operation of cooperatives. They gained [...]

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 Magaly Ortiz Aucapina, Apple Valley High School; Hannah Anderson and Katherine Engstrom, both of Rosemount High School; Kendra Boyle Hoban, Cannon Falls High School; and Beeta Riahi, Burnsville High School. Dustin Davids, [...]

Kids ‘n Kinship, Apple Valley, accepted the 2010 statewide Minnesota’s Touchstone Energy Community Award during the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s annual meeting in St. Paul on March 1. Jan Belmore, Kids ‘n Kinship director, accepted the award in front of the audience of electric cooperative board and staff members. “We are thankful for this award,” Belmore [...]

Dakota Electric Association will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 8, 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 distributed a total of $29,295 in 2009 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Program, The Salvation Army and 360 Communities (formerly the Community Action Council) for local energy assistance. In 2009, Dakota Electric members donated nearly $1,000 more than last year. The extra money is welcomed by the agencies as [...]

Dakota Electric Association will provide five high school juniors or seniors the opportunity to win an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. as part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Youth Tour, June 12-17. Each June, more than 1,200 junior and senior students from across the country travel to Washington, D.C. for the NRECA Youth [...]

Dakota Electric Association named Kids ‘n Kinship, Apple Valley, as the local 2009 Touchstone Energy Community Award winner. Angel Foundation, Minneapolis, and Minnesota Valley Humane Society’s Pet Visitation program, Burnsville, were named runners-up, and each of the three applicants received a plaque and a check for $500. “Dakota Electric is proud to be able to recognize [...]

Dakota Electric Association recently presented the U.S. Postal Service with a $100,000 rebate check for installing high-efficiency air conditioning in their new 600,000-square-foot facility in Eagan. The 40 high-efficiency, rooftop units use approximately 18 percent less electricity than standard units. “We thank Dakota Electric for this rebate for the energy-efficient air conditioners we are using,” Joe [...]