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 [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (Dec. 31, 2008) — Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community College has named their scholarship recipients for the 2008-2009 school year. The scholarship money is part of $24,600 that was awarded by Dakota Electric Association earlier in 2008 to high school and college students.The annual scholarship awards come from unclaimed capital credits, [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (Dec. 19, 2008) — Dakota Electric Association named Cheerful Givers, Eagan, as the local 2008 Touchstone Energy Community Award winner. Dakota Woodlands, Eagan, and Hope for Tomorrow, Burnsville, were named runners-up, and each of the three applicants received a plaque and a check for $500.“As a member-owned cooperative, Dakota Electric values the local community,” [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (Nov. 19, 2008) — As Buck Hill Ski Area in Burnsville prepares for a busy ski season, it is also taking steps to ensure that its energy use is green. Buck Hill – which uses 100 percent wind energy from Dakota Electric Association’s Wellspring Renewable Wind Energy® program to power everything from chair lifts [...]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (Oct. 22, 2008) — Dakota Electric Association recently awarded John Berendt, Randolph Township supervisor, the 2008 Township Leader of the Year Award.Berendt has been the Randolph Township supervisor since 1979. He has worked hard for the township in those 30 years. Berendt has helped develop all ordinances and lead the township as it has [...]

CFL test

FARMINGTON, Minn. (Aug. 6, 2008) — The compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb is in the business of saving money because every CFL provides more light for less money than a standard incandescent light bulbDakota Electric Association, along with its power supplier Great River Energy, is helping its members save on the purchase price of these energy-saving [...]