Dry Fork Station earns spot in deck of Campbell County centennial cards

If you can get your hands on a deck of Campbell County's (WY) centennial cards, you'll find a link to Basin Electric's Dry Fork Station. The plant …

Storm levels transmission tower

Chalk it up to a random act of weather. An early morning storm on Aug. 15 leveled one of Basin Electric's wooden H-frame structures in …

Final section of stack set at Deer Creek Station

The stack at Deer Creek Station was topped out on Aug. 1. Work started on the stack toward the end of 2010. Work continues, including electricial and …

Turbine with broken blade fixed near Minot (Photos)

As we reported in May (PrairieWinds ND 1 turbine damaged near Minot, ND), one of the turbine blades in the PrairieWinds ND 1 wind project failed in …

Is that a hot air balloon? (via Tracy on the road)

While she usually spends her time chasing classroom after classroom, The Story Behind the Switch's Tracy Fugere spent a good chunk of time chasing the …

Crow Lake Wind Project reclamation nearly complete

It’s hard to believe that less than a year ago these roads were busy with heavy-haul trucks and cranes working hard to raise the turbines of the …

Dry Fork Station dedication from the podium

You've seen several of the "back stories" from the Dry Fork Station dedication (Click on the Dry Fork Station tag if you missed them). This video …

Rainbow photo makes a splash at Dry Fork Station dedication

At the Dry Fork Station dedication, Wyoming Gov. Matthew Mead, former Gov. Dave Freudenthal, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis, and …

Dry Fork Station dedication highlight: Gillette mayor’s funny t-shirt

At the Dry Fork Station dedication on Aug. 11 near Gillette, WY, Tom Murphy, mayor of Gillette, said two of the state's biggest industries—tourism …

Reflections on Dry Fork Station dedication

If you've been following the reporting on construction of Dry Fork Station, you probably know some of the leadership at the power plant on a …