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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 […]
Dakota Electric awards nearly $25,000 in scholarships
FARMINGTON, Minn. (June 6, 2008) — Seventeen area high school students and 13 Dakota County Technical students were awarded scholarships for their continuing education from Dakota Electric Association, Farmington. The donation to local students totaled […]
GreenTouch volunteers sought to help Ft. Snelling State Park
FARMINGTON, Minn. (April 4, 2008) — Dakota Electric Association members and employees will join people from electric cooperatives around Minnesota who will work together at state parks, planting trees, brushing trails, building picnic shelters, removing […]
Dakota Electric members elect incumbents and pass bylaw amendment
FARMINGTON, Minn. (April 1, 2008) — “Looking out for you” was the theme for Dakota Electric Association’s annual meeting, held March 27 at the cooperative’s Farmington office. The annual meeting provides an opportunity for member-owners […]
Dakota Electric Association Receives 2008 Business of the Year Award
Greg Miller, president of Dakota Electric Association, Farmington, MN, received the 2008 Business of the Year Award from the River Heights Chamber of Commerce during the River Heights Chamber’s 105th Annual Meeting at Southview Country […]
Dakota Electric customers donate $26,025 to needy
FARMINGTON , Minn. (February 20, 2008) — Dakota Electric Association distributed a total of $26,025 in 2007 to local energy assistance agencies through its Helping Neighbors ® program. The money was distributed in quarterly grants […]
100,000 members now served by Dakota Electric
FARMINGTON, Minn. (Feb. 11, 2008) — Dakota Electric Association welcomed its 100,000 th member when Todd Cao’s home received service in January. Cao, his wife, Nhung, and three kids hope to move in as soon […]
Dakota Electric offers students free trip to Washington D.C.
FARMINGTON, Minn. (January 21, 2008) — 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 […]
