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Dakota Electric Association donated more than 5,500 tree seedlings this spring, as it wraps up a full schedule of assisting with community plantings and environmental events throughout its service territory.

Each […]

In honor of Dakota Electric Association’s 75th anniversary, employees have decided to step up their volunteer efforts. Volunteering and community involvement are not new to Dakota Electric as demonstrated by the company being named the […]

Dakota Electric Association’s member-owners attended the cooperative’s annual meeting, held in St. Michael’s social hall in Farmington on April 12. Four incumbent directors and one new director were elected and both bylaw amendments passed. Jerry […]

Dakota Electric Association and its wholesale power supplier, Great River Energy, are seeking teachers interested in receiving tools to make energy education part of their curriculum.

Through hands-on activities and class discussions, K-12 teachers […]

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 Luke Birtzer, taking PSEO classes at Inver Hills Community College, Daniel […]

Dakota Electric Association distributed $27,555 in 2011 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Program, The Salvation Army and 360 Communities for local energy assistance. In 2011, giving was down approximately $2,700 from […]

The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued a consumer alert recently, encouraging Minnesota homeowners to think twice before installing radiant barriers in their attics. The Department’s Division of Energy Resources (DER) has received reports of salespeople […]

Dakota Electric Association will celebrate 75 years of service to its members at its Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 12, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church social hall at 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington (next to Dakota […]

FARMINGTON, Minn. (2:15 p.m., Feb. 29, 2012) —

UPDATE: All power has been restored on our system. Thank you to everyone for their patience.

Previous release:

Outages reduced to approximately 200

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FARMINGTON, Minn. (8:30 a.m., Feb. 29, 2012) —  As of 8:30 a.m., Dakota Electric Association had less than 2,000 scattered outages as a result of the rain and ice storm that traveled through Dakota County […]