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RUS announces Basin Electric a finalist for New ERA funding

  • 06 September 2024
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Dakota Gas and Antelope Valley Station celebrate 40 years of service

  • 09 August 2024
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Severson attends White House Summit on Modernizing the Power Grid

  • 19 June 2024

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Wyoming ITC at Basin Electric's Dry Fork Station awarded funding

  • 25 September 2024

A carbon capture pilot project at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center near Dry Fork Station in Gillette, Wyoming, has been awarded nearly $5 million...

Basin Electric's Menoken TSM hosts safety training

  • 25 September 2024

A tabletop exercise was completed at the Menoken Transmission System Maintenance outpost to prepare the team in case an active shooter event should...

Basin Electric crews restore transmission line after fire damage

  • 25 September 2024

A lightning strike northeast of Sheridan, Wyoming, ignited the Badger Creek wildfire, which rapidly spread north and across Basin Electric’s Dry...

Basin Electric announces rate increase

  • 12 September 2024

The Basin Electric board of directors has authorized a Class A rate increase.

Dakota Gas experiences record production of urea and diesel exhaust fluid

  • 06 September 2024

Urea and diesel exhaust fluid production in June surmounted previous production records.

New plant leaders announced at Basin Electric

  • 06 September 2024

Two new plant managers have been announced for Dry Fork Station and Antelope Valley Station/Leland Olds Station.

Basin Electric hits new summer member billing peak in July

  • 06 September 2024

Basin Electric set a new summer member billing peak in July of 4,764 megawatts (MW), surpassing the previous summer billing peak that occurred in...

RUS announces Basin Electric a finalist for New ERA funding

  • 06 September 2024

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) recently announced Basin Electric as a Category 1 finalist for...

Dale Johnson Receives PCOR Partnership Pioneer Award

  • 06 September 2024

Dale Johnson, senior vice president and plant manager at Dakota Gasification Company, was awarded the Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership...

Basin Electric celebrates National Intern Day

  • Alison Kirsch
  • 30 August 2024

Interns contribute to our workforce in countless ways. On July 25, our past and present interns reflected on their experiences at Basin Electric.

Basin Electric wraps up 2024 summer internship program

  • Alison Kirsch
  • 27 August 2024

As our summer interns head back to the classroom, they reflect on their experience working for Basin Electric.

Basin Electric, members discuss investing for the future at 2024 annual meeting

  • 27 August 2024

Basin Electric’s 2024 Annual Meeting of the membership was held on August 14 at the Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck, North Dakota. The meeting...

The International Peace Garden is grateful for local electric cooperative

  • Erin Becker
  • 22 August 2024

The International Peace Garden and International Music Camp are grateful for their local electric cooperative that offers reliable electricity...

Dakota Gas and Antelope Valley Station celebrate 40 years of service

  • 09 August 2024

Dakota Gasification Company’s Great Plains Synfuels Plant and Antelope Valley Station are celebrating 40 years of operation.

Hydrogen: Basin Electric’s Horizons Committee does a deep dive

  • 30 July 2024

Basin Electric’s Horizons Committee, a cross-departmental team that’s tasked with monitoring and disseminating information on new and emerging...

2024 Basin Electric Annual Meeting: know before you go

  • 30 July 2024

Before you attend Basin Electric’s 2024 Annual Meeting of the Membership Meeting on Aug. 13-14, here are a few helpful reminders.

Basin Electric unveils new AI policy

  • 30 July 2024

The Basin Electric Artificial Intelligence (AI) working group unveiled an AI policy on July 18 that outlines the cooperative’s principles and...

Employees at Dakota Gas undergo training focused on safety and improvement

  • 30 July 2024

As summer rolls around, so do the annual training sessions at Basin Electric’s subsidiary Dakota Gasification Company. Two major trainings took...

How We Serve: Tax Team

  • Erin Becker
  • 23 July 2024

By ensuring the financial health, compliance, and future success of Basin Electric, tax analysts are an essential asset to Basin Electric’s member...

Basin Electric’s largest substation will support membership growth

  • Jenifer Gray
  • 09 July 2024

To meet the expected growth of the membership, construction of a new 19.5-acre substation is underway to replace the 345-kilovolt (kV) substation...

Construction update at Pioneer Generation Station Phase IV

  • 03 July 2024

Construction continues at Pioneer Generation Station Phase IV (PGSIV), Basin Electric’s largest generation project being built in North Dakota...

Registration open for the 2024 Basin Electric Annual Meeting

  • 03 July 2024

Registration is now open for the 2024 Basin Electric Annual Meeting of the Membership.

Southwest Power Pool interim study results positive for Pioneer Generation Station Phase IV

  • 03 July 2024

A recent interim study by Southwest Power Pool (SPP) showed positive results in evaluating Pioneer Generation Station Phase IV (PGSIV), meaning...

Temporary transformer utilized at Basin Electric's substation

  • 03 July 2024

The 345/230-kilovolt transformer at the Sidney, Nebraska substation, part of the Missouri Basin Power Project, has been deemed unrepairable.

Basin Electric's Distributed Generation provides key dispatchable value

  • Lindsey Chumley
  • 03 July 2024

As Basin Electric’s membership continues to grow, natural gas generation is proving it’s a critical piece of the cooperative’s all-of-the-above...

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