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. The following statistics are for end-of-year (EOY) 2017.

Click on pieces of the chart for a look into how Basin Electric uses fuel.

Basin Electric's Resource Portfolio (above) consists of generation in megawatts (winter ratings) from owned facilities and purchased power contracts longer than 3 years. The renewables percentage includes wind, recovered energy generation, and flaregas totals.

In 2016, renewable and green generation (wind and recovered energy generation) equaled 12.4 percent of Basin Electric's total energy mix. Note: The actual renewable energy attributes (aka green tags or RECs) of much of that generation was allocated to Basin Electric's members or 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.

In 2016, coal-based generation equaled 66.8 percent of Basin Electric's total energy portfolio mix.

In 2016, renewable and green generation (wind, biogas and recovered energy generation) equaled 15.2 percent of member and retail sales. Note: The actual renewable energy attributes (aka green tags or RECs) of much of that generation was allocated to Basin Electric's members or 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.