News & Information
Local students return from Washington D.C. trip
Five students from local high schools in and around Dakota Electric Association’s service territory recently returned from a trip-of-a-lifetime to Washington D.C. Dakota Electric’s students joined more than 1,500 students from across the nation (35 […]
Dakota Electric finishes busy spring of environmental activity
Dakota Electric Association donated more than 7,400 tree seedlings this spring, as it wraps up a full schedule of assisting with community plantings and environmental events throughout its service territory.
Each spring, Dakota […]
GreenTouch Day volunteers do 300 hours of work
More than 110 Dakota Electric Association members volunteered their time on May 7 to clear brush at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington as part of the twelfth annual, state-wide, Touchstone Energy GreenTouch […]
Energy training provded for local teachers
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 […]
Energy training provided for local teachers
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 […]
Election Results
Results from Dakota Elections recent election for directors are as follows:
| District 1 | |
| Ron Swagger* | 4,000 |
| David Jones | 3,217 |
| Ruthe Batulis | 2,043 |
| District 2 | |
| Janet Lekson* | 4,517 |
| Jerry Hansen | 2,688 |
Area students traveling to Washington D.C.
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 Lisa Beard and Mary Gao, both of Rosemount High School; Clint […]
Local student returns from leadership conference in Washington D.C.
Beeta Riahi, a 2010 Burnsville High School graduate, recently returned from Orlando, Fla., where she served on the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) during its 69th Annual Meeting, […]
Dakota Electric customers donate more than $30,000 to needy
Dakota Electric Association distributed $30,330 in 2010 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Program, The Salvation Army and 360 Communities for local energy assistance. In 2010, Dakota Electric members donated nearly $1,000 […]
Energy training for teachers offered through Dakota Electric
Dakota Electric Association is seeking educators who desire to learn about the energy industry from June 20-23. The Lignite Council is offering the seminar again in 2011 due to overwhelming positive feedback it has received […]
