Watford City is the southern gateway to North Dakota's alternate universe, where the pace of life and scenery are forever changed by the Bakken oil … [Read more...]
One transformer’s incredible journey to Watford City
January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Oh, if this transformer could talk, the stories it would tell. The 172,000-pound transformer from Western Area Power Administration's Philip, SD, … [Read more...]
Powerful partnerships built a transmission system
November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has … [Read more...]
Co-ops discuss transmission options at Basin Electric Annual Meeting
November 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
To join or not to join? That was the question asked at the panel discussion held before Basin Electric’s annual meeting. Eight panelists talked … [Read more...]
Basin Electric beefs up microwave system
November 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
We're not talking about microwaves that heat up your lunch. We're talking about microwaves that carry information. Basin Electric's microwave … [Read more...]
Storm levels transmission tower
August 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Helicopter replaces aerial markers on Basin Electric line
May 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
It's a bird ... it's a plane. No, it's a helicopter -- carrying a big beach ball? That's not a beach ball. It's an aerial marker, and it has a very … [Read more...]
Basin Electric: The Flip Side — Top stories of 2010
December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday, you enjoyed seeing the top 10 Basin Electric videos in 2010. Here are the top 10 blog posts as tabulated by Wordpress, our blogging … [Read more...]
Basin Electric’s top videos of 2010
December 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
'Tis the season for top 10 lists! Here are Basin Electric's top 10 videos this year, as counted by YouTube. Since some of these videos are a couple … [Read more...]
Relay work at Basin Electric’s Crow Lake Wind Project
December 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We're not talking the running kind of relays. We're talking about relays with wires, the kind that protect wind turbines and their intricate … [Read more...]
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