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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 […]
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 […]
