Basin Electric’s 7th heat recovery unit is making power

Another power plant has been added to Basin Electric’s generating family. It’s located near Garvin, Minn., and is “fueled” by the heat from …

Snowy scene at Basin Electric member Tri-State G&T

Tri-State G&T's headquarters are in Westminster, Colorado, just to the north of Denver. Today, the area was blanketed with about a foot of snow. …

Basin Electric employees elope in Scotland

When Casey Jacobson, Basin Electric attorney, and Chad Kuntz, Basin Electric electrical engineer III, decided they wanted to get married, they didn't …

Basin Electric Annual Meeting on November 4-5

Basin Electric’s 2009 annual meeting is a week away. The theme for this year’s meeting is “Stability in a Climate of Change.” It’s being …

Basin Electric employee joins father on trip for WWII vets

On Friday, September 18, Luke Fast was one of 95 World War II veterans to fly to Washington D.C. for a Roughrider Honor Flight. His son Tim, …

More helicopter transmission line work

Dry Fork Station shift supervisor Terry Storbeck recorded this video of a helicopter working on the Hughes Transmission project near Gillette, …

Health care discussion at Basin Electric’s 2009 Annual Meeting

The rising cost of health care means every employer must make tough decisions about how to continue providing the benefit to employees. Cooperatives, …

Construction anniversary at Dry Fork Station

October 17, 2009, was the two year anniversary of construction at Dry Fork Station. Look at what can be built in that time! It was October 17, …

Topping out at Minot Wind 2

The first wind turbine was "topped out" at the Minot Wind 2 project on Thursday, October 15. Minot Wind 2 (three turbines) and PrairieWinds …

High-flying line work at Dry Fork Station

Here's a look at how the contractor for the Hughes Transmission line, Timber Line Construction, installed transmission lines north out of the Dry Fork …