Member Advantage – Dakota Electric Association®

Member Advantage

Dakota Electric Association® awards scholarships to local students

$160,000 in unclaimed capital credits endowed to students (FARMINGTON, MN) July 1, 2025 - Local high school students receiving electrical service from Dakota Electric Association received scholarships from the electric cooperative, empowering them to pursue their post-secondary education. Along with the more than 100 talented high school students receiving the scholarships, students enrolled at [...]

2025-07-01T10:15:37-05:00July 1st, 2025|Categories: Press Release|Tags: , , , , |

Dakota Electric Association® and Great River energy host Twins Youth Clinic in Farmington

Nearly 250 local youths attended the event (FARMINGTON, MN) July 1, 2025 - On June 21, Dakota Electric and its wholesale power supplier, Great River Energy, co-presented the Twins Youth Clinic at Dodge Middle School Fields in Farmington. The event attracted approximately 250 enthusiastic kids between the ages of 6 and 12, who participated [...]

2025-07-01T09:50:19-05:00July 1st, 2025|Categories: Press Release|Tags: , , , |

Dakota Electric Association® donates trees to member cities

Since 1997, Dakota Electric has donated nearly 200 trees to member cities (FARMINGTON, MN) May 22, 2025 -Dakota Electric Association® is proud to support local communities by donating trees to seven member cities. Between April 19 and May 9, each city selected and planted a tree of its choice. In addition, the cooperative distributed [...]

2025-05-22T11:34:13-05:00May 22nd, 2025|Categories: Press Release|Tags: , , , |

Dakota Electric Association® announces retirement of $5.5M in capital credits

Member-owners who lived on Dakota Electric lines from 2002-2006 to receive checks (FARMINGTON, MN) December 31, 2024 – This year, the Dakota Electric board of directors approved the retirement of $5.5 million in capital credits to be paid back to members. Member-owners who lived on Dakota Electric's lines from 2002 to 2006 will be [...]

2024-12-31T10:16:44-06:00December 31st, 2024|Categories: Press Release|Tags: , |