Each of Basin Electric’s 140 members spanning nine states joined the cooperative for a different reason. For some, it’s the value of … [Read more...]
Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Cooperative collects items to help community members
October 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment
October is Co-op Month so in the spirit of giving, Basin Electric Class C member Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Cooperative (LYREC), headquartered … [Read more...]
McCone Electric’s drive-in annual meeting in Montana brings record attendance
June 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
McCone Electric Co-op, a Basin Electric Class C member in Circle, Montana, held Montana’s first drive-in electric co-op annual meeting on June 5. Due … [Read more...]
Sheridan Electric committed to helping children during COVID-19
April 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
For some children, when they’re not in school, they don’t get fed. It’s a harsh truth that many charitable organizations try to solve. Sheridan … [Read more...]
Craft brewing industry taps growth within Basin Electric service area
February 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
According to the 2018 Economic Impact Report released by the Brewers Association, small and independent craft brewers contributed $79.1 billion to the … [Read more...]
NRECA Youth Tour honors bus driver for military service
July 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recently published an article written by Victoria A. Rocha on North Dakota and Montana Youth … [Read more...]
Bainville (Montana) Fire Department receives support from Lower Yellowstone Electric, Basin Electric
February 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Each year at our Annual Meeting, we share a video focused on different facets of cooperative social responsibility at Basin Electric and in our … [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...]
Montana Limestone county fair purchases benefit kids, the hungry, and the disabled
December 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Visiting the state fairs along the Montana/Wyoming state line is an annual tradition for representatives of Dakota Coal Company subsidiary Montana … [Read more...]
Lower Yellowstone REC features safety lessons at annual meeting
June 22, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Lower Yellowstone REC, a Basin Electric Class C member headquartered in Sidney, MT, featured a safety demonstration trailer at their 81st annual … [Read more...]
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