Press Release

FARMINGTON, Minn. (May 7, 2009) — More than 120 Dakota Electric Association members volunteered time on May 2 to help work in Fort Snelling State Park as part of the tenth annual, state-wide, Touchstone Energy GreenTouch day. Local electric cooperatives around the state of Minnesota helped organize 743 volunteers who worked more than 2,300 hours — [...]

Spend a few hours volunteering at Fort Snelling State Park on Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. during Dakota Electric's tenth annual GreenTouch® event. • Free lunch provided for volunteers.• Free educational program from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.• Dakota Electric welcomes individuals, families, youth groups, ,scouting organizations and other organizations looking [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (April 7, 2009) —Dakota Electric Association members listened to board reports and asked questions at the electric cooperative’s annual business meeting held April 2 in the community room at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Farmington. As a cooperative owned by those it serves, Dakota Electric holds director elections and the annual meeting each year. The [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 27, 2008) — 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 Travis Brown, Rosemount High School; Kelsey Harding, Christian Life School; Michael Molenaar, Northfield High School; Elise Reller, Apple Valley High School and Bradley Simon, Burnsville High [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 24, 2008) — More than 100 city, chamber and county officials and others involved in economic development, attended Dakota Electric Association’s 19th Annual Partners in Progress program, March 18, at Royal Cliff in Eagan. The program’s theme “Plug into the Future” celebrated the achievements and hard work of communities and organizations in and [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 18, 2009) Dakota Electric Association distributed a total of $28,395 in 2008 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Council, the Community Action Program and The Salvation Army for local energy assistance. In 2008, Dakota Electric members donated more than $2,000 above last year’s donations. The extra money is welcomed by [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 16, 2009) — As many people face tighter budgets, Dakota Electric Association reminds its members that the cooperative offers programs to reduce electric use and save money, and the recently passed stimulus plan offers significant tax credits for several energy-efficiency improvements.Dakota Electric’s money-saving programs include lighting and appliance rebates, energy reviews, energy-efficiency loans [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 9, 2009) — Cheerful Givers, Eagan, accepted the 2009 statewide Minnesota’s Touchstone Energy Community Award during the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s annual meeting in St. Paul on March 2. Kelly O’Rourke Johns, Cheerful Givers board chair, accepted the award in front of the audience of electric cooperative board and staff members.“Cheerful Givers is [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (February 3, 2009) — 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 13-18.Each June, more than 1,200 junior and senior students from across the country travel to Washington, [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (Jan. 15, 2009) — Christine Thomes, Lakeville, and John Ruhland, Eagan, were named as Minnesota Brighter Ideas sweepstakes winners for Dakota Electric Association. Dakota Electric’s wholesale power supplier, Great River Energy, and its 28 member cooperatives sponsored the sweepstakes. Thomes received a home lighting assessment and an energy-efficient lighting package worth $250 in the [...]