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To maintain reliable electricity and a stable transmission grid, Basin Electric is on track to energize nearly 350 miles of high-voltage...
ENGIE’s North Bend Wind project is expected to become operational in late 2023.
North Dakota Public Service Commission to hold public hearing Jan. 5.
McCollam has more than 31 years of experience in power plant design and construction.
The meeting focused on the many benefits of being part of Basin Electric’s cooperative family.
The study estimates adjusted production cost savings of $71 million per year under average hydrology conditions.
On Aug. 10, Basin Electric’s board of directors unanimously voted to decrease member rates by an average of one mill. This rate decrease amounts to...
Basin Electric Power Cooperative announced today Miles McGrew will join the cooperative as its senior vice president of human resources effective...
Basin Electric announced today Todd Brickhouse will join the cooperative as its senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) effective...
The turbines were built in 2002, the beginning of what would become Minot Wind, a project spearheaded by Basin Electric and its member Central...
Directors voted to give back to the cooperative’s members due to consolidated financial results being better than projected for 2021.
Basin Electric is issuing a Request for Proposal for renewables, capacity, and energy in the Southwest Power Pool and Midcontinent Independent...
More than 800 member cooperative employees, directors, public officials, and utility representatives attended Basin Electric’s 2021 Annual Meeting...
Nemadji Trail Energy Center, a proposed 600-megawatt combined cycle power plant, will be located in Superior, Wisconsin.
Synfuels Plant would also be first in the United States to use for both enhanced oil recovery and geologic storage.
As part of the agreement between Basin Electric and Bakken the Synfuels Plant will continue existing operations through 2025.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative announced today that Todd Telesz will lead the cooperative as chief executive officer and general manager...
The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources’ Center for Economic Geology Research — along with Basin Electric — will host a public...
Bakken Energy, supported by Mitsubishi Power, is currently working with Basin Electric Power Cooperative and its subsidiary Dakota Gasification...
As an electric cooperative, Basin Electric has always pursued environmental initiatives for the benefit of its members.
The Great Plains Synfuels Plant in North Dakota has now captured 40 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, a milestone in the synthetic natural gas...
The project will consist of two, 10-MW projects in Pennington County, South Dakota, near the Rapid City airport.
The project is investigating the feasibility of underground carbon dioxide emissions storage from coal-based electric generation facilities.
This year’s theme, Listen & Lead, was chosen to represent the cooperative’s focus on listening to member concerns as Basin Electric leads the...
The Northern Divide Wind Energy Project will add 200 megawatts of wind energy to Basin Electric’s resource portfolio.
When completed, Cabin Creek will consist of two, 75-MW projects in southeastern Montana, five miles west of Baker.
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives will name the second-floor maker space in the new Gateway to Science facility. Basin Electric was a major donor for...
The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources, Basin Electric, and other partners are working to develop a site to store over 50 million...
The Wyoming Integrated Test Center is located at Dry Fork Station, a coal-based power plant located near Gillette, operated by Basin Electric.
Once operational, Wild Springs will be the largest solar project in South Dakota.
