The publication The Next Greatest Thing was conceived by staff members at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in 1985 as a way to … [Read more...]
Unexpected treasure found buried in Montana co-op’s closet
October 8, 2018 by Leave a Comment
When Scott Westlund, member services manager for Sheridan Electric Cooperative, a Basin Electric Class C member in Medicine Lake, Montana, looked in … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday: How Electricity Changed Education
October 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The publication The Next Greatest Thing was conceived by staff members at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in 1985 as a way to … [Read more...]
Basin Electric celebrates National Cooperative Month by reflecting on the history of rural electrification
October 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Today’s generation will never know what it was like to live in a world without electricity. Most of us have never experienced education without the … [Read more...]
Low-temp heat pumps in high-elevations … can they save Colorado co-op members money?
September 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Innovation isn’t always brand-new technology. Sometimes it is using existing technology in a brand-new way. Mountain Parks Electric, a Basin … [Read more...]
Basin Electric executive shares wisdom, inspires others at national women’s conference
September 24, 2018 by Leave a Comment
"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” ~ Margaret Fuller Knowledge sharing at work happens in a variety of ways. It can be as … [Read more...]
Welcome to the rEVolution
September 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
As research by an internal team at Basin Electric surmised in 2016, electric vehicles just weren’t suited for the climate and wide open spaces of the … [Read more...]
Coal Country Coffee’s happy mistake is a blessing to Heaven’s Helpers Soup Café
September 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Sometimes distraction gets the best of us. But when Travis Helfrich, yard operator at Leland Olds Station and founder of Coal Country Coffee, got … [Read more...]
Leland Olds Station employee’s tasty talent offers an extra incentive to donate blood
August 29, 2018 by 2 Comments
Donating blood isn’t exactly everyone’s cup of tea, but when it comes to getting people to do it, Mary Robson is one smart cookie. Robson is an … [Read more...]
Basin Electric employee embraces the region’s roots when starting Coal Country Coffee
August 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Travis Helfrich, a yard operator at Leland Olds Station, found an interest and was grounded in it. “I have always been intrigued by coffee – by the … [Read more...]
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