Basin Electric moving forward with new natural gas unit

Lonesome Creek Station is about to get a little less lonesome. At their January board meeting, Basin Electric directors authorized a sixth … [Read more...]

Basin Electric’s all-of-the-above generation approach is the right choice for reliable, affordable power

Let’s travel back in time to the multiple choice quizzes we were all so fond of in school. Don’t worry, you won’t be graded. When it comes to … [Read more...]

Always on watch: Basin Electric’s Marketing team works around the clock to benefit members

Behind locked doors on the second floor of Basin Electric Headquarters is a team always on watch – waiting for an opportunity to enhance the revenue … [Read more...]

Basin Electric employee puts firefighting training to use

Joe Fiedler, Basin Electric superintendent of Operations for North Dakota/Wyoming/Montana, was able to put his Basin Electric firefighting training to … [Read more...]

Bismarck State College students get look into energy industry at Basin Electric

Bismarck State College students

Basin Electric hosted students from Bismarck State College Jan. 30, who were here to get some real world insight into the energy industry. The … [Read more...]

CoBank helps Basin Electric bring added value with urea financing

Steve Johnson

It’s nice to have a supportive partner when pursuing something great, especially when that something will benefit cooperative members. When Basin … [Read more...]

Engines complete journey at Pioneer Generation Station (Video)

Pioneer engines

It’s been quite a journey for six engines that rolled into Williston, ND, Oct. 29. The Wärtsilä 20V34SG reciprocating engines, made in Finland, … [Read more...]

Basin Electric Bakken peaking power: A look at Phase III construction

Pioneer Generation Station

The steep incline of electrical load growth in the Williston Basin has flattened some in response to depressed crude oil prices, but Basin Electric’s … [Read more...]

Co-op directors, staff tour energy sites in South Dakota

Directors and staff from Northern Electric Cooperative, a Basin Electric Class C member in Bath, SD, and FEM Electric Association, a Basin Electric … [Read more...]

Local newspaper says Dakota Gas has the right mindset

Great Plains Synfuels Plant

The Bismarck Tribune ran a positive editorial Feb. 9 on Dakota Gasificiation Company's new urea plant at the Great Plains Synfuels Plant. Dakota … [Read more...]