Ashley Fraser, senior safety coordinator at Dry Fork Station, wasn’t planning to get involved in the Youth Emergency Services (Y.E.S.) House until she … [Read more...]
Dakota Gas carbon capture: Improving the environment and the bottom line
March 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Both advocates and adversaries of coal are familiar with the term “carbon capture.” Finding a way to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from … [Read more...]
Just a natural thing: Basin Electric lineman says he never wanted to be anything else
March 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
As a child in Elgin, North Dakota, Wayne Bentz remembers going out with his lineman dad on service and trouble calls, watching him restore power for … [Read more...]
Basin Electric’s strategic focus on ratings
February 24, 2021 by Leave a Comment
At the end of 2020, Basin Electric’s finance team geared up for three days of meetings with ratings agencies in New York City. This did not include a … [Read more...]
Basin Electric supports Giving Hearts Day
February 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment
You may have seen lots of red hearts on your social media channels lately. That’s because Feb. 11 is Giving Hearts Day. On this day, donations made … [Read more...]
Basin Electric employees on hand for WEIS go-live event
February 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment
As the time for the market to go live drew near, SPP displayed a screen showing the average prices for each balancing authority, energy imbalance … [Read more...]
Dispatchable power: When giving up control is a good thing
January 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Reliability and affordability is at the forefront of Basin Electric’s mission of providing wholesale energy and services to its members. As of Jan. 1, … [Read more...]
Dry Fork Station hosts carbon mitigation projects
January 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Basin Electric’s Dry Fork Station near Gillette, Wyoming, does more than generate electricity from coal. It’s incubating innovation for managing … [Read more...]
Top Basin Electric stories of 2020
December 31, 2020 by Leave a Comment
As we're getting ready to ring in 2021, we thought it would be fun to take a look at some of our popular posts and stories of 2020. Get your popcorn … [Read more...]
Basin Electric helps 28 organizations fill hungry bellies during the holidays
December 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
We often think of the holidays as the most wonderful time of the year, but for some it’s a challenging time of trying to make ends meet. With COVID-19 … [Read more...]
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