The letter: Breaking it down

From region to region, the potential to develop renewable energy changes a lot.
For example, there is a lot of wind in North and South Dakota… and a lot of rural area to build wind projects.
Wind generation potential resides in rural areas.
These rural areas have traditionally been served by cooperatives.
Cooperatives cannot fully participate in renewable energy [...]

President-elect Barack Obama’s first 100 days

Today, Basin Electric and 25 of our member systems sent a letter to our senators.
As these elected officials prepare to work with the new Obama Administration, we would like them to consider a number of important issues.
President-elect Obama has made it clear that a significant element of his first 100-days strategy will be to develop [...]