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. , 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.
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Dairyland's 24 electric distribution cooperative members
Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative – Postville, Iowa Barron Electric Cooperative – Barron, Wisconsin Bayfield Electric Cooperative – Iron River, Wisconsin Chippewa Valley Electric Cooperative – Cornell, Wisconsin Clark Electric Cooperative – Greenwood, Wisconsin Dunn Energy Cooperative – Menomonie, Wisconsin Eau Claire Energy Cooperative – Fall Creek, Wisconsin Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative – Albert Lea, Minnesota Heartland Power Cooperative – Thompson, Iowa & St. Ansgar, Iowa Jackson Electric Cooperative – Black River Falls, Wisconsin JCE Co-op – Elizabeth, Illinois Jump River Electric Cooperative – Ladysmith, Wisconsin MiEnergy Cooperative – Rushford, Minnesota | Cresco, Iowa Oakdale Electric Cooperative – Oakdale, Wisconsin People's Energy Cooperative – Oronoco, Minnesota Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services – Ellsworth, Wisconsin Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative – Centuria, Wisconsin Price Electric Cooperative – Phillips, Wisconsin Richland Electric Cooperative – Richland Center, Wisconsin Riverland Energy Cooperative – Arcadia, Wisconsin St. Croix Electric Cooperative – Hammond, Wisconsin Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative – Lancaster, Wisconsin Taylor Electric Cooperative – Medford, Wisconsin Vernon Electric Cooperative – Westby, Wisconsinhttps://econdev.dairylandpower.com/our-cooperatives
See also Electric cooperative List of power stations in Wisconsin List of electric cooperatives National Rural Electric Cooperative Association RockGen Energy Center Rural Electrification Administration (REA) Xcel Energy
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