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Basin Today Magazine

Basin Electric's corporate magazine, BASIN TODAY, is your resource for the latest feature stories about Basin Electric and its subsidiaries, the membership and industry trends. Six issues of the magazine are published annually. BASIN TODAY is the recipient of a 2011 Gold MarCom Award for outstanding achievement by marketing and communications professionals for work that exceeds the high standards of the industry norm.

		May-June 2013 Preparations in place to go black at Synfuels Plant Generating change: Laramie River Station pursues Reliability Excellence Small plant, big job: A look at Pioneer Generation Station construction Superheroes united for childhood cancer research A day in the life of ... an environmental hydrologist Tri-State invests in carbon-use advancement
		March-April 2013 The challenge of R&R Responsible Care^®: A process of continuous improvement The Basin Electric employee advantage Inspiring today, improving tomorrow Big honors for big help and big ideas A day in the life of a ... senior legislative representative
		January-February 2013 Easement challenges could mean delays and increased power costs Mergers and alliances put cooperative principles in practice New faces in 2012 21^st century cooperative Angels in green A day in the life of a pilot/aviation safety officer
		November-December 2012 President and General Manager's Report: Up to the Challenge Committee makes first pass at resolutions Study shows Bakken boom benefits the entire Basin Electric membership Strengthening the invisible backbone Tooth taxi to deliver smiles Change starts here: Basin Electric supports United Way Celebrating the power of youth A day in the life of a construction coordinator at Pioneer Generation Station construction site
		September-October 2012 Basin Electric and the membership building a better world Deer Creek Station: Basin Electric's first new facility in its next 50 years Additional units planned at Pioneer Generation and Lonesome Creek Stations Detailed evaluation of full RTO participation under way Energizing young minds: South Dakota Youth Excursion brings students to North Dakota Energy Trail A day in the life of a distributed generation service dispatcher
		July-August 2012 The landscape is quiet again Member focus: efficiency and education Deer Creek Station: The power plant co-ops built New look at the old (North Dakota Heritage Center expansion) EPA proposes regional haze plan in Wyoming A day in the life of a Safety Representative at the Great Plains Synfuels Plant
		May-June 2012 Meeting the Bakken need Is EPA killing coal at the cost of consumers and the economy? Think safe, work safe, be safe, at work and at home, 24/7 St. Baldrick's shavees raise the bar in 2012 Anhydrous ammonia storage to double Whooping cranes and wind
		March-April 2012 Basin Electric initiates succession planning North Dakota clean air plan prevails Deer Creek moving from construction into commissioning Co-ops help deliver hope on wheels Responsible Care: A process of continuous improvement
		January-February 2012 Wiring up the wild, wild West Pioneer Generation Station: small, but vital Serri joins the cooperative family New year, new opportunities for renewable energy credits Harper closes his time at Basin Electric What does the Super Committee's failure mean for co-ops? Dealing with surplus material in cost-effective ways Empowering the consumer at Sioux Valley Energy A day in the life of a wind turbine technician
		November-December 2011 President’s report to the membership: Cliff Gjellstad CEO and general manager’s report to the membership: Ron Harper Democratic principles in action Putting together the pieces of the RTO puzzle Are co-op programs at risk? Northern Plains fights steady advance of Devils Lake
		September-October 2011 Community gathers for Dry Fork Station dedication Dry Fork Station - Up and Running Take a Tour of Dry Forks Station with Joel Dingman Seized by water Circumstances drive rate increase A Vision for Giant Power
		July-August 2011 Employees battle the Mighty Mo Measuring our mission with the Balanced Performance Scorecard Election 2012: Iowa's electric co-ops plan to make an impression A fight for fairness Community, Commitment, Cooperation Load forecast shows continued system growth The power of water