The whooping crane has come back from the brink of extinction, yet its continued endangered status leaves it as one of the most beautiful sights that … [Read more...]
Day in the life of a Basin Electric wind technician
January 11, 2012 By 4 Comments
Welcome to Patrick Hurt’s office. He’s the lead wind technician at the PrairieWinds ND 1 facilities south of Minot, ND. He and his fellow techs … [Read more...]
Top 10 stories in 2011 at Basin Electric: The Flip Side
December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday, you saw the top 10 Basin Electric videos in 2011. Here are the top 10 blog posts as tabulated by WordPress, our blogging platform: 1. … [Read more...]
PrairieWinds: Quick growth, powerful partnerships
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Basin Electric’s wind subsidiaries have grown up quickly – sprouting wind turbines in two states. PrairieWinds ND 1 claimed the largest wind … [Read more...]
Basin Electric wind project featured on Chevy’s website
November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Basin Electric's Crow Lake Wind Project in South Dakota is being featured on Chevrolet’s website. It is one of 16 new projects Chevrolet recently … [Read more...]
Turbine with broken blade fixed near Minot (Photos)
August 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Crow Lake Wind Project reclamation nearly complete
August 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Lifts take cooperative wind techs to the top
July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Imagine climbing a vertical ladder that's 262-feet high, just to start your job. That's what the wind technicians at the PrairieWinds ND 1 and … [Read more...]
Grasslands bird study done in Crow Lake Wind Project
July 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
Jim Headley has studied his land near White Lake, SD, for 40 years. When representatives from Basin Electric told him they were looking to build … [Read more...]
Crow Lake Wind Project dedication (Video)
July 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On June 23, Basin Electric celebrated and dedicated the Crow Lake Wind Project in White Lake, SD. The project is the biggest wind project owned solely … [Read more...]
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