Private company

Dairyland Power Cooperative

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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 1941Founded1
  • HeadquartersLa Crosse, United States1
  • Websitedairylandpower.com
  • Legal form501(c)(12) organization1
  • Kind of organizationCooperative1
  • LEI549300MDUY8PN52FWH023
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 53703 Madison, United States3
  • Registered withCorporation Section (Division of Corporate & Consumer Services, Department of Financial Institutions), 3D021583
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Photo: Dbolwerk rec, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

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.2

Timeline

  1. Dec 1941Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$759.1M 2009–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2009–2026: $759.1M in all. Federal grants $444.8M; Federal loans $314.3M; Federal contracts $3.3K.$0$200M$400M$600M2009 · Federal grants: $100.0K20092010 · Federal contracts: $3.3K20112013 · Federal loans: $171.6M20132015201720192021 · Federal grants: $68.0K20212023 · Federal grants: $14.9M20232024 · Federal grants: $424.8M2024 · Federal loans: $142.7M2025 · Federal grants: $2.0M20252026 · Federal grants: $2.9M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsFederal loansFederal contractsTotal
2026$2.9M––$2.9M
2025$2.0M––$2.0M
2024$424.8M$142.7M–$567.5M
2023$14.9M––$14.9M
2021$68.0K––$68.0K
2013–$171.6M–$171.6M
2010––$3.3K$3.3K
2009$100.0K––$100.0K

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2009–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Sep 30, 2024$396.7M from Rural Utilities Service: Affordable Rural Cooperative; New Empowering Rural America (New Era) Program6 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award CLSS00000088177
  2. Nov 4, 2024$28.1M from Department of Energy: Clean Energy Demonstrations7 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award DECD0000032
  3. Jul 1, 2023$14.9M from National Institute of Standards and Technology: Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program8 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award 5540MM581
  4. Jul 29, 2026$2.9M from Department of Energy: Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (Ceser)9 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award DECR0000101
  5. Aug 1, 2025$2.0M from Department of Energy: Conservation Research And Development10 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award DEEE0011405
  6. $55.1K from Economic Development Administration: Economic Adjustment Assistance11 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award 066906266
  7. Sep 28, 2009$34.4K from Rural Business Cooperative Service: Rural Energy For America Program12 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award BP708424
  8. Mar 28, 2012$13.2K from Rural Business Cooperative Service: Rural Energy For America Program13 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award BP1106138

Largest federal loans

  1. Jul 23, 2013$171.6M from Rural Utilities Service: Rural Electrification Loans And Loan Guarantees14 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award RWI0064BT8 98
  2. Jun 27, 2024$127.1M from Rural Utilities Service: Rural Electrification Loans And Loan Guarantees15 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award CLSS00000084768
  3. Sep 27, 2024$7.8M from Rural Utilities Service: Powering Affordable Clean Energy (Pace) Program16 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award CLSS00000088043
  4. Sep 27, 2024$7.8M from Rural Utilities Service: Powering Affordable Clean Energy (Pace) Program17 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award CLSS00000088044

Largest contracts

  1. Sep 1, 2010$3.3K from Department of the Army: Power line move18 To DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Award W912J210P3014