Dairyland Celebrates 70 Years of Cooperative History

In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Rural Electrification Administration to fund development of electric cooperatives. A number of co-ops sprang up in western Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northern Illinois and northeast Iowa. These cooperatives needed a secure, reliable and affordable source of energy.
Seventy years ago this month, they joined together to create Dairyland Power Cooperative.>more

DPC Employees Again Increase Giving to the United Way

The results are in for the 2012 United Way employee contribution campaign at Dairyland and the numbers continue to show our generous cooperative spirit.

As a "Pacesetter" company, Dairyland and its employees together raised $115,559.97 for area United Way agencies! This is an increase of $1,000 over the 2011 campaign. >more

Survey: Electric co-ops get highest marks in consumer satisfaction

According to the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), electric cooperative consumer members are significantly more satisfied with their co-op energy provider than consumers who receive power from either investor-owned or municipal-owned utilities. >more

Dairyland Power Ceasing Operation at Three Alma Units

As Dairyland Power Cooperative marks 70 years of operation this month, the cooperative is announcing it will cease burning coal in three vintage 1950s units of the Alma Station on Dec. 31, 2011.

This move aligns with Dairyland’s generation resource plans that include the continued addition of renewable resources.

Alma 1, 2 and 3 are part of the 181 megawatt (MW) Alma Station, located in Alma, Wis. Together, the three units have about 60 MW of generating capacity. They account for about 5 percent of Dairyland’s total generating capacity, but generated only 0.4 percent (four-tenths of 1 percent) of Dairyland’s energy resources through October of this year. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, these units will only be available on an emergency basis.

The two other Alma Station units 4 and 5 total about 120 MW of capacity and will continue to provide energy for the Dairyland system.
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