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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. and one student was selected to represent Minnesota on the Youth Leadership Council […]
Dakota Electric provides members free zoo event
Dakota Electric Association members and their families should mark the date for the thirteenth-annual Member Appreciation Event on July 29 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. During the event, Dakota Electric Association provides complimentary admission […]
Dakota Electric awards nearly $25,000 in scholarships
Nineteen area high school students and five Inver Hills Community College students received scholarships this spring for their continuing education from Dakota Electric Association. The donation to local students totaled $24,600 and includes money for […]
GreenTouch Day volunteers do nearly 400 hours of work
More than 120 Dakota Electric Association members volunteered their time on May 1 to help work in Fort Snelling State Park as part of the eleventh annual, state-wide, Touchstone Energy GreenTouch day.
Local electric cooperatives […]
Dakota Electric members learn of high reliability at Annual Meeting
“Dakota Electric’s reliability is some of the best in the nation,” Greg Miller, president and CEO of Dakota Electric Association, told members at the cooperative’s Annual Meeting on April 8. Miller was referencing industry data […]
Local students attend co-op leadership conference
Students from Dakota Electric Association’s service area participated in the Youth Co-op Leadership Conference hosted by Cooperative Network, Roseville, on March 15 and 16. More than 70 high school students from around Minnesota attended the […]
Energy training 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 discussions, K-12 teachers will […]
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 Magaly Ortiz Aucapina, Apple Valley High School; Hannah Anderson and Katherine […]
Kids ‘n Kinship wins statewide Touchstone Energy Community Award
Kids ‘n Kinship, Apple Valley, accepted the 2010 statewide Minnesota’s Touchstone Energy Community Award during the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s annual meeting in St. Paul on March 1. Jan Belmore, Kids ‘n Kinship director, accepted […]
Dakota Electric annual meeting held April 8
Dakota Electric Association will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 8, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church social hall at 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington (next to Dakota Electric’s office). The meeting begins at 7 p.m.; […]
