The partnership between Basin Electric and Pete Lien & Sons offers significant benefits to both businesses. With Basin Electric subsidiary Dakota … [Read more...]
Greta’s story of persistence
July 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
It was 1975. Greta (Johnson) Weisser, a single parent and former schoolteacher, was waiting tables at what is now 40 Steak + Seafood in Bismarck, … [Read more...]
Innovation still a hallmark of Basin Electric
October 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Since its inception in 1961, Basin Electric has participated in many first-of-its-kind projects and commissioned many serial number-one pieces of … [Read more...]
Energy tours provide perspective for Sioux Valley Energy directors and staff
September 29, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Board directors and staff of Basin Electric Class C member cooperative Sioux Valley Energy, headquartered in Brandon, SD, made some stops Sept. 26 in … [Read more...]
The solar eclipse through Basin Electric’s eyes
August 23, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The 2017 solar eclipse is now just a memory, and the thousands of people who traveled near and far donning their cardboard glasses to catch a glimpse … [Read more...]
46 years is the employment record to beat at Basin Electric
August 14, 2017 by 1 Comment
Doug Bjornson, mechanic I at Antelope Valley Station, set a new record at Basin Electric. When he retired July 7, he did so with the title of the … [Read more...]
Dance floor constructed for plant boiler inspection (Video)
July 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment
During the spring maintenance outage at Basin Electric’s Antelope Valley Station near Beulah, ND, Unit 1 had inspections completed in its … [Read more...]
Antelope Valley Station featured by Lignite Energy Council
July 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Lignite Energy Council recently published a feature on Antelope Valley Station. Following is an excerpt of the article. Antelope Valley Station, … [Read more...]
Basin Electric employee spreading love of rock climbing
May 29, 2017 by Leave a Comment
This story was originally published in the May 2017 issue of ND Living Magazine. The rugged, vertical thrusts of prehistoric rock in western North … [Read more...]
Miss North Dakota, daughter of Basin Electric employee, creating ‘collateral beauty’
February 28, 2017 by 1 Comment
Siam Simpfenderfer was #borntomakeadifference. And true to the pageant tagline, the newly crowned Miss North Dakota International is ready to make … [Read more...]
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