Dairyland Power Cooperative

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Dairyland Power Cooperative
Company type Electric cooperative
Founded1941
Headquarters La Crosse, Wisconsin
Area served
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois
Products Electric utility
Overhead power lines
Members24 distribution cooperatives and 27 municipal utilities
Website dairylandpower.com

Dairyland Power Cooperative is a generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It was formed in 1941 to provide wholesale electricity to member cooperatives and municipal utilities in the Upper Midwest. The cooperative serves a region covering Western Wisconsin, Southeast Minnesota, Northeast Iowa, and Northwestern Illinois. As of 2024, Dairyland Power provides electricity to 24 member distribution cooperatives and 27 municipal utilities. Dairyland Power operates a mix of power generation facilities, including coal, natural gas, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and biogas. The cooperative has been involved in regional efforts to transition to cleaner energy sources and improve grid reliability. [1] [2]

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Former Genoa coal power plant and La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor site with a dry cask storage site there now

Dairyland's 24 electric distribution cooperative members

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Oakdale Electric Cooperative
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Riverland Energy Cooperative in Arcadia

See also

References

  1. "Dairyland%20Power%20Cooperative%20|%20DRIVE%20Electric%20USA". Drive Electric USA. January 25, 2024.
  2. "Key Events Throughout Dairyland's History". Dairyland Power Cooperative.
  3. https://econdev.dairylandpower.com/our-cooperatives