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 [...]

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 [...]