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Community Car Care wins local Touchstone Energy Community Award
Dakota Electric Association named Community Car Care, Hastings, as the local 2010 Touchstone Energy Community Award winner. Angel Foundation, Minneapolis, and Cheerful Givers, Eagan, were named runners-up, and each of the three applicants received a […]
Dakota Electric retires $1.2 million in capital credits
Dakota Electric Association is retiring $1.2 million in capital credits this year. The payment was authorized by the board of directors at their November meeting and checks are being mailed in December.
When Dakota […]
Rachel’s Challenge message of kindness coming to Eastview
Eastview High School, Apple Valley, will be hosting a message of kindness and compassion on Dec. 15. Rachel Scott, the first victim in the Columbine High School shootings in 1999, had a theory: “If one […]
Significant outages from heavy wet snow
More than 10,000 Dakota Electric Association members were out of power last weekend due to the heavy wet snow that blanketed the Twin Cities area from Friday night into Saturday.
Dakota Electric dispatched all available […]
Outages caused by heavy wet snow
The heavy wet snow is causing outages for Dakota Electric Association and its members. The very wet snow is weighing down branches and causing them to contact power lines. As of 1:30 p.m., Dakota Electric […]
Marthaler wins Dakota Electric Township Leader Award
Dakota Electric Association recently awarded Donald Marthaler, Randolph Township Supervisor, the Township Leader of the Year award. Each year, Dakota Electric seeks to recognize outstanding leadership with the award.
Marthaler has been the Randolph […]
Dakota Electric provides Energy Star appliance rebates
Dakota Electric Association members in the market for new appliances have until the end of October to claim a large rebate for the purchase of a qualified ENERGY STAR® refrigerator or clothes washer. Members can […]
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, provided local law enforcement agencies […]
Local student returns from leadership conference in D.C.
Beeta Riahi, Burnsville High School, recently returned from attending the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) in Washington D.C. Riahi was selected for YLC from among 35 high school students throughout Minnesota who all attended the National […]
Energy training provided for local teachers
Two teachers from Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Hastings, recently returned from a teacher training course that provided practical hands-on tools for furthering the energy education of their students. Teachers Anne Burns, 5th grade, and […]
