The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2025 Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The meeting format will be the same as in past years. Members can choose whether to drive-thru or go inside to vote at each location. The three meeting locations are the Dakota Energy offices in Huron and Miller and the Highmore City Auditorium. All sites will be connected via the Internet.

The time of the registration and voting is from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The Board has also set a Question and Answer session from 1:15 PM to 1:45 PM.

Director Elections

Director elections will take place at the 2025 Annual Meeting on August 21, 2025.
Terms expiring in each district are:
• Tom Baruth, Beadle Electric
• Darrell Raschke, Beadle Electric
• Nick Nemec, Ree Electric

Dakota Energy uses a petition process to nominate directors. A petition must be circulated for each candidate. Candidates must be cooperative members and reside in the district they wish to represent. A designated representative of an entity may seek election, however, the representative must be a permanent, year-round resident in the district to be served. Each petition must be signed by at least 15 cooperative members. Only one party of a joint membership may sign a petition; but not both.

Petitions are now available at Dakota Energy’s offices in Huron and Miller. Director petitions must be submitted at the cooperative headquarters in Huron by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 14, 2025. No petition filed after August 14, 2025, shall be considered valid. Nominations are not permitted from the floor during the meeting.

The Annual Meeting is for you, our members. We hope to see you there.