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Dakota Electric customers donate more than $29,000 to needy
Dakota Electric Association distributed a total of $29,295 in 2009 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Program, The Salvation Army and 360 Communities (formerly the Community Action Council) for local energy assistance. […]
Dakota Electric offers students free trip to Washington D.C.
Dakota Electric Association will provide five high school juniors or seniors the opportunity to win an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. as part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Youth Tour, June 12-17. […]
Dakota Electric names Community Award winners
Dakota Electric Association named Kids ‘n Kinship, Apple Valley, as the local 2009 Touchstone Energy Community Award winner. Angel Foundation, Minneapolis, and Minnesota Valley Humane Society’s Pet Visitation program, Burnsville, were […]
Postal Service receives grant from Dakota Electric
Dakota Electric Association recently presented the U.S. Postal Service with a $100,000 rebate check for installing high-efficiency air conditioning in their new 600,000-square-foot facility in Eagan. The 40 high-efficiency, rooftop units use approximately 18 percent […]
Local schools begin chain reaction with Rachel’s Challenge
More than 15,000 students in eight area schools heard the message of Rachel Scott and are starting a chain reaction of kindness and compassion in their schools. Scott, the first victim in the Columbine High […]
Eagan resident wins gift card in sweepstakes from Dakota Electric
Dakota Electric Association recently awarded Janna Reynoso, Eagan, a $100 gift card to a grocery store of her choice as a winner of the company’s Fill Your Fridge Sweepstakes.
Dakota Electric and its […]
Dakota Electric names Township Leader award winners
Touchstone Energy® Community Award applications being accepted
Dakota Electric Association is now accepting applications for the Touchstone Energy Community Award, which recognizes non-profit groups, community organizations and businesses that have shown a strong commitment to the community. The award acknowledges the efforts […]
Rachel’s Challenge coming to local schools
Rachel Scott, the first victim in the Columbine High School shootings in 1999, had a theory — “If one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain […]
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 […]
