Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative is a public utility cooperative

Utility cooperative

A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members...

 based in Milnor

Milnor, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 711 people, 301 households, and 195 families residing in the city. The population density was 761.5 people per square mile . There were 338 housing units at an average density of 362.0 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 97.61% White, 1.41%...

 and Edgeley, North Dakota

Edgeley, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 637 people, 293 households, and 162 families residing in the city. The population density was 870.1 people per square mile . There were 336 housing units at an average density of 458.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.37% White, and 0.63%...

. It serves as the electric distribution utility in a portion of southeast North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

. It receives power from the Central Power Electric Cooperative

Central Power Electric Cooperative

Central Power Electric Cooperative is a North Dakota-based electrical generation and transmission cooperative based in Minot, North Dakota and was founded in 1949. Central Power purchases power from Basin Electric Power Cooperative to serve its six member rural electric cooperatives. It also...

. Dakota Valley was formed by a merger of the former James Valley Electric Cooperative based in Edgeley and the former RSR Electric Cooperative based in Milnor. In 2005, Dakota Valley entered into a resource-sharing agreement with the Northern Plains Electric Cooperative that allows them to function as one large cooperative while remaining as two separate companies.