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 …

Engineers Week at Basin Electric: Peter Moch

In honor of Engineers Week, we asked a few questions to Peter Moch, civil engineer III at Basin Electric. Moch is part of the Bakken Generation …

Emissions stack demolition underway at Leland Olds Station

The process of demolishing a non-operational 500-foot emissions stack is underway at Leland Olds Station, near Stanton, North Dakota. The stack is …

Cooperative effort plants thousands of trees near Harmony Lake

Western meadowlarks and red-winged blackbirds, mule deer, Canada geese, a bee, a butterfly, mosquitoes. All bear witness to new life in their home …

Christmas comes to Culbertson

One person’s trash just might be another person’s Christmas tree. Employees at Basin Electric’s Culbertson Generation Station, located near …

Be the light: Ambassador for science

The Basin Electric ad campaign “Be the light” shows how Basin Electric and its member cooperatives can be the light in communities and homes like only …

Basin Electric donates $7,500 toward McKenzie County foam trailer

A $7,500 donation from Basin Electric will help McKenzie County (ND) Emergency Management fight larger fires. The money paid for a tote of …

Continuing load growth in the Bakken spurs project construction

Basin Electric’s member load growth in the Williston Basin might've slowed – but it’s still growing. That being the case, work continues on several …

‘Moon shot’ bid under way to revitalize coal

A “moon shot” project in Wyoming is carrying hopes of revitalizing the coal industry. The phrase was used by Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead was to describe …

After death threat in Iraq, a new home, future for Dakota Gas urea site contractor

(The following article was reprinted with permission from IHI E&C, the engineering firm of record for Dakota Gasification Company's urea facility …