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Lakeville resident wins lighting makeover
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Jan. 15, 2009) — Christine Thomes, Lakeville, and John Ruhland, Eagan, were named as Minnesota Brighter Ideas sweepstakes winners for Dakota Electric Association. Dakota Electric’s wholesale power supplier, Great River Energy, and its […]
Local colleges designate Dakota Electric scholarship money
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Dec. 31, 2008) — Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community College has named their scholarship recipients for the 2008-2009 school year. The scholarship money is part of $24,600 that was awarded […]
Cheerful Givers wins local Touchstone Energy Community Award
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Dec. 19, 2008) — Dakota Electric Association named Cheerful Givers, Eagan, as the local 2008 Touchstone Energy Community Award winner. Dakota Woodlands, Eagan, and Hope for Tomorrow, Burnsville, were named runners-up, and each […]
Dakota Electric and LED bulbs help Buck Hill ready for season
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Nov. 19, 2008) — As Buck Hill Ski Area in Burnsville prepares for a busy ski season, it is also taking steps to ensure that its energy use is green. Buck Hill – […]
Township Leaders Award
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Oct. 22, 2008) — Dakota Electric Association recently awarded John Berendt, Randolph Township supervisor, the 2008 Township Leader of the Year Award.
Berendt has been the Randolph Township supervisor since 1979. He has worked […]
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Dakota Electric members could win lighting makeover
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Aug. 6, 2008) — The compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb is in the business of saving money because every CFL provides more light for less money than a standard incandescent light bulb
Dakota […]
Dakota Electric members attend free zoo event
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Aug. 1, 2008) — More than 9,000 Dakota Electric Association members and their families attended the Eleventh Annual Member Appreciation Event on July 31 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. During the event, zoo […]
Dakota Electric responds to major storm damage
FARMINGTON, Minn. (July 14, 2008) —Thursday’s thunderstorms hit Dakota Electric Association members hard with 70-mile-an-hour winds and a tornado touchdown near Vermillion that cut a six-mile long path through rural Dakota County.
High winds knocked down […]
Energy Alternatives to install 200,000th kW of generation
FARMINGTON, Minn. (June 11, 2008) — Energy Alternatives, a for-profit subsidiary of Dakota Electric Association, recently signed contracts to install its 129th project of utility peak-shaving and backup generation, bringing the company’s total installations to […]
