Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| F990_P04_S00_L12a | Form 990, Part IV, Line 12a | The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Dairyland Power Cooperative, GEN SYS Energy (GEN SYS), and Dairyland's wholly owned subsidiary, Genoa FuelTech Inc. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
| F990_P05_S00_L04a | Form 990, Part V, Line 4a | In 1987, Dairyland Power Cooperative shut down its La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR) nuclear power plant. Although LACBWR has been inactive since 1987, the facility still needs to be maintained until its final decommissioning. Dairyland has set aside over $78 million in a trust to pay for the ultimate decommissioning. In accordance with restrictions enacted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Dairyland does not control the day-to-day management of nuclear decommissioning trust fund investments. The nuclear decommissioning trust of Dairyland is managed by independent investment managers with discretion to buy, sell, and invest to achieve the broad investment objectives set forth by Dairyland. As of 12/31/10, $5.2 million of the total $78 million nuclear decommissioning trust fund was invested in an EuroPacific Growth Fund. The EuroPacific Growth Fund invests primarily in the stocks of companies based in Europe and the Pacific Basin. See Statement 3 for the applicable foreign countries. |
| F990_P06_S0A_L06 | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | Dairyland Power Cooperative provides wholesale electric service and other services to six classes of members (A,B,C,D,E, and F). |
| F990_P06_S0A_L07a | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | Member control of Dairyland is vested in its Board of Directors, consisting of representatives from each of the 25 Class A member distribution cooperatives and a representative of the Class B members. Each director is nominated by his or her member cooperative, and then elected by Dairyland's membership at Dairyland's annual meeting in June to serve a one-year term. |
| F990_P06_S0A_L07b | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | Pursuant to Dairyland's Bylaws, the Board of Directors is charged with directing the management of the Cooperative. The Bylaws provide for the Board to be advised by a technical advisory committee consisting of the managers of the member distribution cooperatives. Member approval is required for amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, for merger or consolidation, or for sale of more than 10% of the Cooperative's property. |
| F990_P06_S0B_L11a | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11a | Prior to filing the Form 990, approval of the draft return was obtained at the July 8, 2011 meeting of the Board of Directors' Audit & Risk Management Committee. The Committee then presented its report on the return to the full Board at its July 15, 2011 meeting. A copy of the draft return was provided to each board member. Following approval by the Board, the Form 990 was finalized and filed. |
| F990_P06_S0B_L12c | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | During June of every year, each director on the newly-elected Board is given a copy of Dairyland's Board Policy #46, Business Ethics, and a Business Ethics disclosure report to be completed in accordance with the Policy. A similar disclosure report is given to all Dairyland employees in January of each year. Each Director's completed report is reviewed by the Chairman of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and by Dairyland's outside General Counsel. Any unique responses are presented to the full Committee in executive session. Each employee's report is reviewed by the Vice President of Human Resources. Her report, the report of the President and CEO, and the report of any other employee containing any unique responses are reviewed by the Chairman of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and General Counsel, and as appropriate by the full Committee. |
| F990_P06_S0B_L15 | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | For the President and CEO, the Vice President of Human Resources conducts a salary survey of similar Generation & Transmission Cooperatives. The results of the survey, current salary and salary history for the President and CEO, and the results of the Directors' performance evaluation of the President and CEO, are presented to the Executive Committee and in turn to the full Board. The Executive Committee reviews all pertinent information and then presents its recommendation to the Board in executive session, for action by the Board. For the tax year covered by this return, this process was completed in September of 2010. For Senior Staff/Key Employees, the Vice President of Human Resources conducts a similar survey. The results of the survey, along with current and previous salary information, are presented to the President and CEO. Based on the information provided, the President and CEO determines the applicable compensation for each Key Employee. They included Vice President of Generation, Vice President and CFO, Vice President of Power Delivery, Vice President of Human Resources, Vice President of Strategic Planning, and Vice President of External and Member Relations. For the tax year covered by this return, this was done in September of 2010. The President and CEO and above employees did receive compensation increases in October of 2010. |
| F990_P06_S0B_L16b | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 16b | Election Pursuant to Code. Sec. 761 to be Wholly Excluded from the Partnership Rules of Subchapter K for tax year ended December 31, 2010. The co-owners of the Weston 4 Generating Station under the Joint Plant Agreement (the Agreement) dated November 23, 2004, hereby elect to be excluded from the application of all the provisions of Subchapter K effective for the tax year ending December 31, 2010, to the return for which year this statement is attached. Qualification for the election is based on meeting the requirements of Reg. Sec. 1.761-2a2 and Reg. Sec. 1.761-2a3. All owners elect that the Weston 4 Generating Station be excluded from all provisions of Subchapter K. The names, addresses and employer identificaton numbers of the co-owners are: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, c/o John Wilde, Director of Corporate Tax, 700 N. Adams Street, Green Bay, WI 54307-9001, EIN: 39-0715160 and Dairyland Power Cooperative, c/o Phillip Moilien, Vice President and CFO (as of 05/06/11), PO Box 817, La Crosse, WI 54602-0817, EIN: 39-0233059. |
| F990_P06_S0C_L19 | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Dairyland Power Cooperative makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request to the public. |
| F990_P07_S0A_L01a | Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a | Members of the Board of Directors of Dairyland serve annual terms that run from the annual meeting of members in June of the year of election to the annual meeting in June of the following year. For 2010, Gerald Koeller and Bernard Welsh served on the board until the annual meeting on June 9, 2010. In October 2010, Frank Jasurda retired from the Board and was replaced by Michael Meier. All Average Hours Worked per Week were based on a separate questionnaire, specific to the Form 990 filing, that was completed by all directors, officers, key employees and highly compensated employees. |
| F990_P09_S00_L24a | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24a - 24e | Dairyland Power is a 501(c)12 electric generation and transmission cooperative association organized under the laws of WI and MN. The Cooperative, whose principal offices are located in Wisconsin, provides wholesale electric service to Class A members engaged in the retail sale of electricity to member consumers located in WI, MN, IA and IL and provides electric and other services to Class B, C, D, E and F members. Dairyland Power Cooperative is under the jurisdiction of the Rural Utilities Service, which requires Dairyland's accounting records to be maintained, with minor modifications, in accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts for Public Utilities as prescribed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (F.E.R.C.). Because of this, we do not have our expenses grouped by function as shown on the Form 990. |
| F990_P11_S00_L05 | Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 | Other change in net assets or fund balance is a result of a change of membership fees of 32.00, patronage capital-retired of -2,457,946, and accumulated other comprehensive income of -1,043,470. |
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