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DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION (EIN 41-0212180)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-08-07
IRS object ID
201232209349300618
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2012-08-07T10:02:49-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN450250958EIN

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Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line14310 17TH AVE S PO BOX 2545AddressLine1
CityFARGOCity
StateNDState
ZIP Code581082545ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN410212180EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1Dakota Electric AssociationBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlDAKONameControl
Phone6514637134Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line14300 220th Street WAddressLine1
CityFarmingtonCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code550249583ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameLOU ANN WEFLENName
TitleVP-Finance/CFOTitle
Phone6514637134Phone
Date Signed2012-07-30DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameLISA CHAFFEE CPAName
PTINP00193453PTIN
Phone7012398500Phone
Date Prepared2012-07-25DatePrepared
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Tax Year2011TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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ZIP Code550249583ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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DescriptionProvide electric and related services and products for approximately 101,000 member/customers.Description
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Info In Schedule O Part VIIXInfoInScheduleOPartVII

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (24 entries)

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James Sheldon
Chair11.00XX2700800
William Holton
Vice Chair14.30XX2077500
Paul Trapp
Secretary6.80XX2077500
Kenneth Danner
Treasurer10.90XX2077500
Carl Potter
Director8.80X2077500
Clay Van De Bogart
Director8.10X2077500
Janet Lekson
Director14.20X2077500
Judy Kimmes
Director23.30X2077500
Margaret Schreiner
Director16.40X2077500
Gerald Pittman Jr
Director6.00X2046000
Ray Nicolai
Director (Through 4/11)6.70X682000
Ronald Swagger
Director11.70X2077500
Paul Bakken
Director7.10X1566000
Greg Miller
President/CEO43.80X2783400101175
Lou Ann Weflen
VP - Finance/CFO43.10X180275078358
Dirk Rotty
VP - Utility Services41.90163064055138X
Douglas Larson
VP - Regulatory Services43.30165041057170X
Michael Fosse
VP - Marketing and Sales43.00163837072874X
Randall Poulson
VP - Engineering Services42.00166022089023X
Craig Turner
Engineering Services Manager40.60110635053132X
Leonard Jewell
Manager Technical Systems41.40106942037071X
Malinda Mehrhoff
Human Resources Manager42.90106883050243X
Michael Briggs
Director of Information Services40.00120639051468X
Kevin Fowler
Safety Services Manager41.20106777056847X
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Wright Tree Service Inc
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Kubra Data Transfer LTD
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Carr's Tree Service Inc
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RMR Services LLC
9272 Isanti St NEBlaineMN55449Meter Reading202948
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Number Of Contractors GT100 K9NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (4 entries)

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Insurance Insurance

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DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
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Property & Other Taxes3693421
Contract & Billable Exp1690859
Distribution Plant Main982861

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Total186526349Total

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BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

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Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses6641339ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS1IncludedOnFS

Land Land

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Other Cost Or Other Basis3532579OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value3532579BookValue

Buildings Buildings

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Book Value4410301BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Book Value146066388BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Great River Energy Cap Credits64197542C
NRUCFC Cap Credits2879220C
Other Cooperative Capital Credits481991C
Cooperative Memberships2200C
MN Rural Electric Trust105330C
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Total Of Book Value Program Related67666283TotalOfBookValueProgramRelated

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
FAS106 post-employment benefits$4,027,217
Capital Lease$656,678
Customer Accounts$2,592,100
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Total Of Amounts7275995TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue193167688TotalRevenue
Total Expenses186526349TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year6641339ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Other$3,168,674OtherAmount
Total Adjustments3168674TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS9810013ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt193188861TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal193188861RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included-21173OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt-21173RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990193167688TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt182913944TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included21173OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F99021173ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal182892771ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included3633578OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt3633578ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990186526349TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Part IV, Line 2b:The members of the Cooperative can elect to pay an additional set amount on their electric bill each month as a contribution to the Helping Neighbors Trust. The funds collected from the membership are held in a Cooperative account and are paid to the Trust quarterly. The Trust uses the funds for charitable purposes. Funds that exist at the end of the year are a result of a timing difference from when the funds are collected from the Cooperative members, to when they are distributed to the Helping Neighbors Trust. At December 31, 2011 the Cooperative held $2,373. The Cooperative also collects franchise fees from its members and distributes these fees directly to the City of Apple Valley. The amount of $113,727 that exists at December 31, 2011 is a result of a timing difference between when the funds are collected and when they are distributed to the City of Apple Valley.
Part X:Dakota Electric is exempt from income taxes under Section 501 (c) (12) of the Internal Revenue Code and the State of Minnesota. Dakota Electric has adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification Topic ASC 740-10 (previously Financial Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes"), on January 1, 2009. The implementation of this standard had no impact on the financial statements. The unrecognized tax benefit accrual was zero as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Dakota Electric will recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense if such penalties and interest are incurred. Under normal circumstances, Dakota Electric is no longer subject to federal or state tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2008. Dakota Electric and subsidiaries undergo an annual analysis of various tax positions, assessing the likelihood of those positions being upheld upon examination with relevant tax authorities, as defined by ASC 740-10.Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:
Members Offline Capital Credit Retirement -462,142. Estate & Senior Capital Credit Retirement -160,882. Gain on Capital Credit Retirement 192,744. Equity in Earnings of Subsidiary 1,465,760. General Capital Credit Retirement -1,500,227. Other -157. Patronage Capital Allocated 3,633,578. Total to Schedule D, Part XI, Line 8: 3,168,674.Part XI, Line 8 - Other Adjustments:
Loss on Sale of Assets -21,173.Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:
Loss on Sale of Assets 21,173.Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:
Patronage Capital Allocated 3,633,578.Part XIII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipientIRC SectionIRCSectionAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
Minnesota Zoo
13000 Zoo BoulevardApple ValleyMN55124510147653501(c)(3)18500Community Support
Community Action Council (dba 360 Communities)
501 East Highway 13 Suite 102BurnsvilleMN55337410987708501(c)(3)11500Community Support
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Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants2TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations0TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePart I, Line 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSchedule I, Part I, Line 2: The Cooperative receives verification from the donees of their tax-exempt status.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (10 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Greg Miller
2309050330000144350787010224740379515000
Lou Ann Weflen
162879070000103960557040226540258633000
Dirk Rotty
1503880500007676045835093030218202000
Douglas Larson
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Michael Fosse
146109060000117280494490234240236710000
Randall Poulson
144922050000161000703670186560255045000
Craig Turner
10696201900017730287610243710163767000
Malinda Mehrhoff
9807001100077130286290216130157125000
Michael Briggs
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Kevin Fowler
9807703600051000354810213660163624000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Part I, Line 1aHealth club dues are available to all employees of DEA and are included in the W-2s of the employees. These dues are limited to $240 per year and employees must attend 12 times per month.
Part IIISchedule J, Part II, Column C, Deferred Compensation: The estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan is included in other compensation for employees listed in Part II of Schedule J. These amounts do not represent any current year contributions to the plan. They are estimates of the increase in the actuarial value of the plans received from the NRECA. The current year expense and the increase in actuarial value for each employee are reflected in the statement for Form 990, Part VII, Column f.Supplemental Information

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Great River EnergyBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipBOD OverlapRelationship
Amount Of Transaction133273563AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionBoard Directors Carl Potter and Clay Van De Bogart serve on both Boards of Directors. Dakota Electric Association purchases its wholesale power from Great River Energy.DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (13 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Some of the board members of the Organization also serve as board members for the subsidiaries of the Organization and thus have a business relationship. Janet Lekson and James Sheldon had a business relationship as they both serve on the Midwest Energy Services board. Janet Lekson and Ronald Swagger have a business relationship, as they both serve on the Consulting Engineers Group board. Judy Kimmes and Kenneth Danner have a business relationship, as they both serve on the Energy Alternatives, Inc. board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Organization has members, all of which are in the same class with the same voting rights.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThere are four districts and each district has 3 board members - all members vote on all four districts.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bMembers have the power to remove any director or officer if their actions cause substantial harm to the interests of the Organization. Members also have the right to alter, amend or repeal the bylaws if approved by majority of votes cast.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThe Cooperative does not have an Executive Committee with the authority to act on behalf of the full Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Board of Directors was provided a copy of the Form 990 for their review at the July 26, 2012 board meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe Board of Directors serves as the Compensation Committee. The Board often uses a consultant or a salary survey or comparison of wages from other comparably sized electric cooperatives. The wages data may come from 990s of cooperatives of similar size or from the NRECA compensation survey. Following year end, the Board of Directors deliberates as to whether or not safety, distribution, reliability and other factors were met. If these factors were met the Board will award all or a portion of the "market pay" that had been withheld. The compensation approval process of the President/CEO last took place in May 2011. The compensation of the Vice President of Finance is determined by the CEO through a performance evaluation, as well as periodic area market salary comparisons. This process last took place in June 2011. The HR Department uses comparison wage data from surveys for all positions to determine appropriate market compensation, but the Board does not vote on the compensation of other positions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The financial statements are available to the public on the website or upon request.
Form 990, Part VII, Column F, Other Compensation:Included in other compensation is the estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan for the following employees: Greg Miller $66,426, Lou Ann Weflen $46,678, Dirk Rotty $37,938, Mike Fosse $41,274, Randall Poulson $62,470, Craig Turner $22,751, Doug Larson $26,370, Kevin Fowler $30,019, Malinda Mehrhoff $24,279, Mike Briggs $35,947, and Leonard Jewell $13,793. These amounts do not represent any current year contributions to the plan. They are estimates of the increase in the actuarial value of the plans received from the NRECA. The current year expense for this defined benefit plan for the following employees were: Greg Miller $60,333, Lou Ann Weflen $40,577, Dirk Rotty $35,963, Mike Fosse $37,264, Randall Poulson $35,963, Douglas Larson $35,253, Kevin Fowler $25,222, Malinda Mehrhoff $25,222, Michael Briggs $27,942, Leonard Jewell $25,316, and Craig Turner $27,942.Other Compensation
Form 990, Part VII, Section AKenneth Danner served .1 hours/week, Judy Kimmes served .2 hours/week, Janet Lekson served .3 hours/week, James Sheldon served .2 hours/week and Ronald Swagger served .2 hours/week to a related organization.
Form 990 Part IX, Line 4The Cooperative has interpreted the instructions to Part IX, Line 4, to mean patronage capital allocated for the year, rather than patronage capital retired. This is consistent with the Bylaws of the Cooperative.
Form 990, Part XI, line 5:Members Offline Capital Credit Retirement -462,142. Estate & Senior Capital Credit Retirement -160,882. Gain on Capital Credit Retirement 192,744. Equity in Earnings of Subsidiary 1,465,760. General Capital Credit Retirement -1,500,227. Other -157. Patronage Capital Allocated 3,633,578. Total to Form 990, Part XI, Line 5: 3,168,674.Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances:
Form 990, Schedule R, Part V, Line 2dEnergy Alternatives, Inc. (EAI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Midwest Energy Services, Inc. (MES), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dakota Electric Association (DEA). Consulting Engineers Group, Inc. (CEG) was a wholly owned subisidiary of MES until all the stock was sold in September 2011. The long-term debt with CFC and line of credit recorded by these organizations are obligations of the ultimate parent company, Dakota Electric Association (DEA). However, EAI and MES are obligated to DEA to repay the debt to DEA in the similar terms as is stated in the notes between DEA and the creditors. Substantially all assets are pledged as security on the mortgage notes. The CFC notes generally mature 10 to 35 years from the date of issuance and are due at various dates ranging from 2012 to 2029. The amount reported on Sch R, Part V, Line 2d reflects the December 31, 2011 balances.Loan Guarantee for Another Organization

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Helping Neighbors TrustBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14300 220th Street WestAddressLine1
CityFarmingtonCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55024ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411837793EIN
Primary ActivitiesCharity - Energy AssistancePrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status9PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Dakota Electric AssociationBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivityPrimaryActivityLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateDirect Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNAType Of EntityTypeOfEntityShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsPercentage OwnershipPercentageOwnershipBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
Midwest Energy Services Inc
4300 220th Street WestFarmingtonMN550249583411757574Parent Company of Energy Alternatives & Consulting Engineers GroupMNN/AC314561440291.00000
Energy Alternatives Inc
4300 220th Street WestFarmingtonMN550249583411938868Electric GenerationMNC4960055266575451.00000Midwest Energy Services Inc
Consulting Engineers Group Inc
4300 220th Street WestFarmingtonMN550249583411919396Engineering ServicesMNC9081231.00000Midwest Energy Services Inc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org1LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs1RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org1ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeAmount InvolvedAmountInvolvedMethod Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
Midwest Energy Services
D200000End of Year Actual Balance
Energy Alternatives Inc
D10966766End of Year Actual Balance
Midwest Energy Services
IEnd of Year Actual Balance
Midwest Energy Services
NEnd of Year Actual Balance
Midwest Energy Services
PEnd of Year Actual Balance