Dakota Energy, a rural electric cooperative based in Huron, is taking legal steps to leave their supplier, East River Electric, largely based on rising electric rates.
East River spokesman Chris Studer says their rates have been fairly steady for the last few years…
Studer says East River, like all utilities, has to stay competitive…
Studer says it is a continual challenge for all rural electric cooperatives to keep rates under control….
No court date has been set yet to hear Dakota Energy’s challenge.
