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Employee charity program raises more than $29,000 for causes
Dakota Electric Association and its employees have raised $29,087 for charities — the most ever — through its employee-led program called Dakota Cares.
Jeffrey Allbee named Dakota Spirit of Excellence award winner
Farmington Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey Allbee accepted the Dakota Spirit of Excellence award recently at a ceremony at the fire station with family and friends in attendance.
Allbee is the winner of this inaugural award developed […]
Dakota Electric donates $40,000 to local schools
Dakota Electric Association recently awarded unclaimed capital credits money to fund specific needs at three different school districts. Districts 191, 196 and 197 were recipients of the donations, and representatives attended a recent Dakota Electric […]
360 Communities receives $10,000 from Dakota Electric and CoBank
Dakota Electric Association and CoBank presented Jeff Mortensen (3rd from right) and Laurie Bolin (3rd from left) of 360 Communities with a $10,000 donation. […]
Dakota Electric members to receive more renewable energy from solar facility
Dakota Electric Association members will soon receive electricity from a new 1-megawatt solar facility built specifically for the cooperative’s member-owners. Dakota Electric’s board of directors, along with Great River Energy and SoCore Energy personnel, held […]
Kangaroos and wallabies added to the fun at the MN Zoo during Dakota Electric’s Member Appreciation Event
The Rosemount High School Marching Band performed at the Member Appreciation Event.
Dakota Electric Association had a total of 6,756 people attend the company’s […]
Dakota Electric provides members free night at zoo
Dakota Electric Association members and their families should mark the date for the twentieth-annual Member Appreciation Event on July 27 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. During the event, Dakota Electric provides complimentary admission to […]
Local students return from Washington D.C. trip
Dakota Electric’s Youth Tour students pose for a picture while in Washington D.C. (L-R): William Barnes, Kelsey Shaw, Emma Anderson, Holly Anderson […]
Dakota County Commissioners visit Dakota Electric
Dakota Electric board members pose with Dakota County commissioners (L-R): Board Chair Jim Sheldon; Board Member Margaret Schreiner; Commissioner Joe Atkins; Board Vice Chair Jerry Pittman; Commissioner Kathleen […]
Dakota Electric celebrates Pollinator Week
Honey Bee collecting pollen on yellow rape flower.
Less than one percent of Minnesota’s original prairie habitat exists today, and that is having an impact on bees and […]
