The heavy lifting began July 27 on the Deer Creek Station.
Deer Creek Station will be a 300-megawatt, natural gas-fired, combined cycle power plant located southeast of White, near Brookings, SD.
Crews use scrapers to begin removing topsoil at the site on July 27.
According to Gavin McCollam, Basin Electric manager of performance and mechanical engineering and Deer Creek Station project coordinator:
- Estimated cost: $405 million
- Time under construction: about two years
- Date operational: mid-2012
- Peak construction workforce: 350 workers
- Workforce once operational: Approximately 30 full-time employees
I am a senior level design engineer in the energy and oil and gas industry. I am trying to inquire and see who the engineering and construction firm is for the Deer Creek Station. I live in Rapid City, SD and currently working in Port Arthur, Texas. I am hoping to find something closer to home. Please reply to the e-mail provided.
Thank!
Dan Kilpatrick
Thank you Dan. You’ll be getting an e-mail shortly.
I am currently an electrical engineer in the power industry, and I am wondering if Basin plans on hiring any full time permanent engineers to work at the Deer Creek plant once construction is complete. Please reply to the email provided.
Thank you.
Thanks for the comment, Trever! Find our job listings at: http://www.basinelectric.com/About_Us/Employment/Jobs/index.html