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Dakota Electric members donate $27,000+ to assist others
Dakota Electric Association distributed $27,735 in 2017 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Program, The Salvation Army and 360 Communities for local energy […]
Dakota Electric offers students free trip to Washington D.C.
Students from Minnesota pose in front of the White House during the 2017 Youth Tour.
Dakota Electric Association will provide […]
The Open Door wins local Touchstone Energy Community Award
Military Family Support Group and DARTS are named runners up
Dakota Electric Association named The Open Door, Eagan, as the local 2017 Touchstone Energy Community Award winner. Military Family Support Group, Burnsville, and DARTS, West St. […]
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 […]
