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DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION (EIN 41-0212180)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-06-23
IRS object ID
201131749349300208
Schema version
2010v3.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2011-06-23T09:39:51-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14310 17TH AVE S PO BOX 2545AddressLine1
CityFARGOCity
StateNDState
ZIP Code581082545ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN410212180EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1Dakota Electric AssociationBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlDAKONameControl
Phone6514637134Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14300 220th Street WAddressLine1
CityFarmingtonCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code550249583ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLOU ANN WEFLENName
TitleVP-Finance/CFOTitle
Phone6514637134Phone
Date Signed2011-06-16DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLISA CHAFFEE CPAName
Phone7012398500Phone
Date Prepared2011-06-16DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonLou Ann WeflenNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14300 220th Street WAddressLine1
CityFarmingtonCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code550249583ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts190791471GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web Sitewww.dakotaelectric.comWebSite
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Year Formation1939YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMNStateLegalDomicile
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Nbr Voting Members Governing Body12NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members10NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees233TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI93599TotalGrossUBI
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Total Liabilities BOY151335914TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY151252006TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY100631181NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY109245168NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionWe are a member-owned, member-focused electric distribution cooperative, striving to exceed our members' energy expectations in a changing world.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
DescriptionProvide electric and related services and products for approximately 101,000 member/customers.Description
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Number Forms Transmitted With109679NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
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Compliance With Backup Witholding1ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees233NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed1EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income1UnrelatedBusinessIncome
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
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Gross Income From Members184229727GrossIncomeFromMembers
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Nbr Voting Governing Body Members12NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members10NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship1FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties0DelegationOfManagementDuties
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders1MembersOrStockholders
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Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommittees
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Business Name Line1Carla HenkeBusinessNameLine1
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Address Line14300 220th St WAddressLine1
CityFarmingtonCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55024ZIPCode
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Info In Schedule O Part VIIXInfoInScheduleOPartVII

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (23 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
James Sheldon
Chair9.20XX2659800
William Holton
Vice Chair7.70XX2046000
Paul Trapp
Secretary5.00XX2046000
Kenneth Danner
Treasurer13.40XX2046000
Carl Potter
Director8.70X2046000
Clay Van De Bogart
Director8.40X2046000
Janet Lekson
Director12.90X2046000
Judy Kimmes
Director7.60X2046000
Margaret Schreiner
Director16.60X2046000
Gerald Pittman
Director12.00X2046000
Ray Nicolai
Director6.70X2046000
Ronald Swagger
Director11.90X2046000
Greg Miller
President/CEO44.00X278514093544
Lou Ann Weflen
VP - Finance/CFO44.00X179805067941
Dirk Rotty
VP - Utility Services41.00161032050405X
Douglas Larson
VP - Regulatory Services45.00161180044868X
Michael Fosse
VP - Marketing and Sales43.00176785068429X
Randall Poulson
VP - Engineering Services42.00166184088651X
Craig Turner
Engineering Services Manag41.00120265039692X
Jeff Willaby
Technician Electrician-Cre42.00113479022572X
Malinda Mehrhoff
Human Resources Manager40.00112689040971X
Michael Briggs
Information Service Mgr40.00120980045518X
John Thurmes
Sr Distribution System Operator45.00122332034161X
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Number Individuals GT100 K11NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

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NPL Construction Co
2355 W Utopia RdPhoenixAZ850274167Underground Construction2052279
Wright Tree Service Inc
2943 Paysphere CircleChicagoIL606742973Tree Trimming480157
Asplundh Tree Expert Co
708 Blair Mill RoadWillow GrovePA190901784Tree Trimming273853
Kubra Data Transfer
39577 Treasury CenterChicagoIL606949500Customer Billing192694
Premier Locating LLC
2034 Cty Rd 35 WBuffaloMN55313Locating Services188516
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K10NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncomeUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Electric221000190387461190387461
Vehicle Repair Service8110005951059510
Dispatching Services5614393081330813
Electric Surge Suppres45331032763276
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Total Program Service Revenue190481060TotalProgramServiceRevenue

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Exclusion$169,377ExclusionAmount

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Total Revenue Column-35085TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion-$35,085ExclusionAmount
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Gross Sales Of Inventory141034GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold133252CostOfGoodsSold

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Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Exclusion$134,292ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

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Total88126Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total1744327Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total12366538Total

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

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Total3213148Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total2432612Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total1072922Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

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Total101228Total

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Total45243Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total2351106Total

Advertising Advertising

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Total2452659Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total1761471Total

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total181495Total

Travel Travel

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Total136580Total

Interest Interest

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Total5813241Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total8423170Total

Insurance Insurance

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Total542256Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
Cost of Purchased Power130704861
Property & Other Taxes3500108
External Contract Labor1797625
Distribution Plant Main1084322
Bad Debt Expense699922

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Total340752Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total180853712Total

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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BOY18016319BOY
EOY20557752EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

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BOY2660BOY
EOY55EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

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BOY4164622BOY
EOY4230662EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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EOY781967EOY
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis250279890LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec92186192LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

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BOY156193201BOY
EOY158093698EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

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EOY9787866EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

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EOY4396889EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY251967095BOY
EOY260497174EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY31342937BOY
EOY37745405EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

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BOY2122885BOY
EOY1778665EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

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BOY103324982BOY
EOY106929080EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

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BOY10000000BOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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BOY4545110BOY
EOY4798856EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY151335914BOY
EOY151252006EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

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BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund

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BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

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BOY100631181BOY
EOY109245168EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY100631181BOY
EOY109245168EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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EOY260497174EOY
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Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses9769422ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis3432620OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value3432620BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis7091021OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation2674665Depreciation
Book Value4416356BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis235162241OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation89511527Depreciation
Book Value145650714BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis4594008OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value4594008BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings158093698TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Great River Energy Cap Credits58385542C
NRUCFC Cap Credits2562699C
Other Cooperative Capital Credits457744C
Cooperative Memberships2200C
MN Rural Electric Trust105330C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Program Related61513515TotalOfBookValueProgramRelated

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
FAS106 post-employment benefits$4,100,359
Capital Lease$698,497
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts4798856TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue190623134TotalRevenue
Total Expenses180853712TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year9769422ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Other-$1,155,435OtherAmount
Total Adjustments-1155435TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS8613987ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt190658219TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal190658219RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included-35085OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt-35085RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990190623134TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt180888797TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included35085OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F99035085ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal180853712ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990180853712TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:Part X:Dakota Electric is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code and the State of Minnesota. MES provides for deferred taxes on temporary differences arising from assets and liabilities whose basis is different for financial reporting and income tax purposes. 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, 2010 and December 31, 2009, 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 2007. MES and its subsidiaries are 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.
Part XI, Line 8 - Other Adjustments:Members Offline Capital Credit Retirement -456,541. Estate & Senior Capital Credit Retirement -123,529. Gain on Capital Credit Retirement 277,920. Equity in Earnings of Subsidiary 392,748. General Capital Credit Retirement -1,246,190. Other 157.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Loss on Sale of Assets -35,085.
Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Loss on Sale of Assets 35,085.

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
DCTC Foundation
1300 East 145th StRosemountMN55068411488605501(c)(3)40000Community Support
Minnesota Zoo
13000 Zoo BoulevardApple ValleyMN55124510147653501(c)(3)11000Community Support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants173TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations2TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

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 to ensure the funds are spent for charitable purposes.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
2250000326000209140809550125890372058000
Lou Ann Weflen
16850005000063050553520125890247746000
Dirk Rotty
1499000500006132043714066910211437000
Douglas Larson
146000050000101800322790125890206048000
Michael Fosse
154500050000172850558400125890245214000
Randall Poulson
149900050000112840776330110180254835000
Craig Turner
11712501400017400271030125890159957000
Malinda Mehrhoff
10555001050060890283820125890153660000
Michael Briggs
1169500120002830038827066910166498000
John Thurmes
95100024280029520218120123490156493000

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: Included in other compensation is the estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan for the following employees. 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 Transaction130704861AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionBoard directors Carl Potter and Clay Van De Bogart serve on both board of directors. Dakota Electric Association purchases its wholesale power from Great River Energy.DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

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General Explanation GeneralExplanation (11 entries)

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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Janet Lekson, Gerald Pittman, James Sheldon, and Greg Miller have a business relationship, as they all served on the Midwest Energy Services, Inc board from January to August. In August an outside director replaced Gerald Pittman on the MES board. Kenneth Danner, Janet Lekson, Ronald Swagger and Greg Miller have a business relationship, as they all served on the Consulting Engineers Group board. Judy Kimmes, Gerald Pittman and Greg Miller had a business relationship, as they all served on the Energy Alternatives, Inc. board from January to August. In August Kenneth Danner replaced Gerald Pittman on the EA board, and thus Kenneth currently has a business relationship with those listed.
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 were provided a copy of the Form 990 for their review at the May 26, 2011 board meeting.
The full Board serves as the compensation committee. The Board often uses a consultant or a salary survey or comparison of wages from other comparable 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 incentive pay. The compensation approval process of the President/CEO last took place in April 2010. 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 performance evaluation last took place in May 2010. 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 B, line 15a
The financial statements are available to the public on the website or upon request.Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19
Other CompensationIncluded in other compensation is the estimated current year increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan for the following employees: Greg Miller $68,204, Lou Ann Weflen $46,777, Dirk Rotty $36,069, Mike Fosse $47,965, Randall Poulson $69,988, Craig Turner $21,177, Doug Larson $24,829, Jeff Willaby $17,581, Malinda Mehrhoff $23,339, Mike Briggs $32,920, and John Thurmes $17,009. 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 $58,665, Lou Ann Weflen $43,239, Dirk Rotty $35,372, Mike Fosse $39,039, Randall Poulson $37,714, Douglas Larson $35,135, Jeffrey Wilaby $19,027, Malinda Mehrhoff $24,725, Michael Briggs $27,469, John Thurmes $22,240, and Craig Turner $27,481.Form 990, Part VII, Column F, Other Compensation:
Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances:Members Offline Capital Credit Retirement -456,541. Estate & Senior Capital Credit Retirement -123,529. Gain on Capital Credit Retirement 277,920. Equity in Earnings of Subsidiary 392,748. General Capital Credit Retirement -1,246,190. Other 157. Total to Form 990, Part XI, Line 5: -1,155,435.Form 990, Part XI, line 5:
Loan Guarantee for Another OrganizationConsulting Engineers Group, Inc. (CEG) and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (EAI) are wholly owned subsidiaries of Midwest Energy Services, Inc. (MES), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dakota Electric Association (DEA). 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, CEG 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, Ln 2d reflects the December 31, 2010 balances.Form 990, Schedule R, Part V, Line 2d

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Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (3 entries)

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Midwest Energy Services Inc
4300 220th Street WestFarmingtonMN550249583411757574Parent Company of Energy Alternatives & Consulting Engineers GroupMNN/AC9573053336461.00000
Energy Alternatives Inc
4300 220th Street WestFarmingtonMN550249583411938868Electric GenerationMNC4245570227502871.00000MIDWEST ENERGY SERVICES INC
Consulting Engineers Group Inc
4300 220th Street WestFarmingtonMN550249583411919396Engineering ServicesMNC120559653267651.00000MIDWEST ENERGY SERVICES INC
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Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (10 entries)

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Midwest Energy Services
D872956EOY Actual Balance
Energy Alternatives Inc
D12782975EOY Actual Balance
Consulting Engineers Group
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Midwest Energy Services
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Midwest Energy Services
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Energy Alternatives Inc
N
Consulting Engineers Group
N
Midwest Energy Services
P
Energy Alternatives Inc
P
Consulting Engineers Group
P