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At a Glance

Basin Electric Power Cooperative is a consumer-owned, regional generation and transmission (G&T) cooperative providing wholesale power to member rural electric systems in nine states. Basin Electric is a parent company to eight subsidiaries. The following statistics are for end-of-year (EOY) 2011.

Basin Electric Generation Portfolio

Summary

Chart indicates only generation capacity owned by Basin Electric or purchased power longer than three years.
Maximum capability in megawatts (MW)

Total	Summer (MW)	Winter (MW)	Summer Capability %	Winter Capability %
Coal-based generation	2,974.9	3,000.3	68.8	63.6
Hydro generation	0.0	279.0	0.0	5.9
Natural gas generation	361.5	419.8	8.4	8.9
Nuclear generation	75.2	77.2	1.7	1.6
Oil, diesel and jet fuel generation	157.1	181.1	3.6	3.8
Flare gas generation	0.69	0.69	0.0	0.0
Recovered energy generation	44.0	44.0	1.0	0.9
Wind generation	712.7	712.7	16.5	15.1
Total generation online by EOY 2011	4,326.0	4,715.2
Owned generation	3,347.7	3,448.5	77.4	73.1
Purchased generation	978.3	1,266.7	22.7	26.9
Operated generation	4,335.2	4,436.5
Committed projects (2012 > beyond)	336.1	347.1
In 2010, renewable and green generation (wind and recovered energy generation) equaled 8.7 percent of total energy mix. Note: The actual renewable energy attributes (aka green tags or RECs) of much of that generation was sold to others and no claims of environmental attributes may be claimed for any part of Basin Electric’s power supply, unless those attributes are assigned to the power claimed as green or renewable. (February 2010) In 2010, coal-based generation equaled 81.1 percent of total energy mix. In 2010, renewable and green generation (wind, biogas and recovered energy generation) equaled 9.9 percent of member and retail sales. Note: The actual renewable energy attributes (aka green tags or RECs) of much of that generation was sold to others and no claims of environmental attributes may be claimed for any part of Basin Electric’s power supply, unless those attributes are assigned to the power claimed as green or renewable.

Generation portfolio

Committed Projects for 2012 and beyond

Maximum capability in megawatts (MW)

Fuel	Resources	Locations	Summer	Winter	Owns	Operates	Purchased Power
Gas	Deer Creek Station	Elkton, SD	294	300			Completion: 2012

Basin Electric Transmission Systems

System	Joint Ownership	Total Circuit Miles	BEPC Owned	BEPC Maintained	BEPC Planned
Integrated System	Basin Electric, Western Area Power Administration, Heartland Consumers Power District	9,447	1,554	1,518	262*
Common Use System	Basin Electric, Black Hills Power, Powder River Energy Corporation (PRECorp)	910	279	346	0
MBPP System	Basin Electric, Tri-State G&T, WMPA, MRES, Lincoln Electric, Heartland Consumers Power District	681	287	301	0
Other			44	85	0
Basin Electric Total			2,165	2,250	262
*BEPC planned: Lower Brule-to-Witten (SD) 230kV line [72 miles] and the Antelope Valley Station-Williston-Tioga 345kV line [190 miles]

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Basin Electric Power Cooperative
1717 East Interstate Avenue
Bismarck ND 58503-0564 USA
Phone: 701.223.0441
Fax: 701.557.5336
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Subsidiaries

Dakota Gasification Company, which operates the Great Plains Synfuels Plant near Beulah, ND. Souris Valley Pipeline LTD, a subsidiary of Dakota Gas, delivers carbon dioxide to an oil field for enhanced oil recovery.
Dakota Coal Company, which is the fuel supplier for the Synfuels Plant, Antelope Valley Station, and Leland Olds Station. Wyoming Lime Producers, a division of Dakota Coal, owns a lime processing plant near Frannie, WY. Montana Limestone Company (MLC), a subsidiary of Dakota Coal, is a limestone quarry operator near Warren, MT.
Basin Telecommunications Inc. (BTInet), a for-profit subsidiary of Basin Electric, provides telecommunications and Internet services.
Souris Valley Pipeline Ltd., a for-profit subsidiary of Dakota Gas, delivers CO2 to two Canadian oil fields for enhanced oil recovery.
PrairieWinds ND 1 Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of Basin Electric, will own, build, and operate wind generation in North Dakota.
PrairieWinds SD 1 Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of Basin Electric, will own, build, and operate wind generation in South Dakota.
Basin Cooperative Services, a not-for-profit subsidiary of Basin Electric, acquires resources and services for electric plant generation.