News & Information
Dakota Electric finishes busy spring of environmental activity
FARMINGTON, Minn. (May 21, 2009) — Dakota Electric Association donated nearly 8,000 tree seedlings this spring as it wraps up a busy schedule of assisting with plantings and environmental events in communities throughout its service […]
GreenTouch Volunteers do nearly 400 hours of work
FARMINGTON, Minn. (May 7, 2009) — More than 120 Dakota Electric Association members volunteered time on May 2 to help work in Fort Snelling State Park as part of the tenth annual, state-wide, Touchstone Energy […]
GreenTouch
Spend a few hours volunteering at Fort Snelling State Park on Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. during Dakota Electric’s tenth annual GreenTouch® event.
• Free lunch provided for volunteers.
• Free educational […]
Dakota Electric members elect incumbents and hear reports at annual meeting
FARMINGTON, Minn. (April 7, 2009) —Dakota Electric Association members listened to board reports and asked questions at the electric cooperative’s annual business meeting held April 2 in the community room at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, […]
Area students traveling to Washington, D.C. in June
FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 27, 2008) — 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 Travis Brown, Rosemount High School; […]
Dakota Electric celebrates more than $366 million in construction permits with cities
FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 24, 2008) — More than 100 city, chamber and county officials and others involved in economic development, attended Dakota Electric Association’s 19th Annual Partners in Progress program, March 18, at Royal Cliff […]
Dakota Electric customers donate more than $28,000 to needy
FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 18, 2009) Dakota Electric Association distributed a total of $28,395 in 2008 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Council, the Community Action Program and The Salvation Army for local […]
Dakota Electric helps members save money on electric bills
FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 16, 2009) — As many people face tighter budgets, Dakota Electric Association reminds its members that the cooperative offers programs to reduce electric use and save money, and the recently passed stimulus […]
Cheerful Givers wins statewide Touchstone Energy Community Award
FARMINGTON, Minn. (March 9, 2009) — Cheerful Givers, Eagan, accepted the 2009 statewide Minnesota’s Touchstone Energy Community Award during the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s annual meeting in St. Paul on March 2. Kelly O’Rourke Johns, […]
Dakota Electric offers students free trip to Washington D.C.
FARMINGTON, Minn. (February 3, 2009) — 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 […]
