News & Information
Conzemius wins cooperative scholarship
Jenna Conzemius, Cannon Falls, recently won the Jay York Scholarship for $300 awarded by Nobles Cooperative Electric, Worthington. Conzemius was one of five students Dakota Electric Association sponsored to attend the National Rural Electric Cooperative […]
Dakota Electric provides McGruff safety kits for children
McGruff Safe Kids Identification kits for school children are now available from law enforcement agencies throughout Dakota County and nearby communities.
Dakota Electric Association, a member-owned electric cooperative, provides local law enforcement […]
African fruit bats to wolverines, Dakota Electric members enjoy a variety of animals at the MN Zoo
360 Communities receives $10,000 from Dakota Electric and CoBank
Dakota Electric Association, along with CoBank, one of its lenders, recently donated $10,000 to 360 Communities. Dakota Electric’s $5,000 donation was matched by CoBank through the company’s “Sharing Success” grant program.
Dakota […]
Local teachers attend Rachel's Challenge thanks to Dakota Electric
Two teachers from the local area attended the Rachel’s Challenge Educational Summit in Dallas, Texas, June 23-25, through a sponsorship provided by Dakota Electric Association. Jennifer Chappuis, Cannon Falls, District 252, and Lisa Sammlar, North […]
Local students return from Washington D.C. trip
Five area high school students, sponsored by Dakota Electric Association, recently returned from a Washington D.C. trip-of-a-lifetime. Dakota Electric’s students joined more than 1,700 students from across the nation (40 from Minnesota) for the 52nd […]
Dakota Electric welcomes members to the Member Appreciation Event at the MN Zoo
Dakota Electric Association members and their families should mark the date for the nineteenth-annual Member Appreciation Event on July 28 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. During the event, Dakota Electric provides complimentary admission to […]
Outage update for Dakota Electric
FARMINGTON, Minn. (9:00 a.m., July 6, 2016) — Dakota Electric Association crews have been working hard all night restoring outages that have occurred after a severe storm moved through […]
All power is restored
FARMINGTON, Minn. (12:00 p.m., July 6, 2016) — Dakota Electric Association crews finished up repairs before noon today, restoring the last of the more than 3,000 accounts that were out of power due […]
Dakota Electric rallies park volunteers for the 15th year of helping in local parks
Approximately 85 Dakota Electric Association members volunteered their time on May 7 at Whitetail Woods Regional Park in Empire Township as part of the annual, statewide, Touchstone Energy GreenTouch day.
The volunteers of all […]
