Basin Electric Power Cooperative

Keith Nordlund from our Pioneer Generation Station is the proud owner of a family-run food truck specializing in homemade food with local ingredients. "Having spent many weeks and months working away from my home in the past, I know one thing every hardworking tradesman loves is homemade food.” Learn more: https://bit.ly/3UrGFtA #BasinToday

A new transmission line is on its way to completion in western North Dakota, allowing for more electricity to be added to the grid in a few short months. Read more: https://bit.ly/4hsCHuS #BasinToday

Growing up, Lindsey Schutt saw her parents work at and eventually retire from Basin Electric. “Basin Electric was the place you knew would give you a lifelong career,” she says. This past June marked 10 years that Schutt began her career at the Antelope Valley Station in Beulah. “For me and my family, Basin Electric has been a great place to work with a lot of stability and good benefits.” Read more: https://bit.ly/4eD5UjO #StayBasin

The Great Plains Synfuels Plant recently became home to the largest geologic sequestration project in the world. The Great Plains CO2 Sequestration Project went into service in mid-February 2024, and it’s expected the facility will capture up to 2.25 million metric tons of CO2 per year. Read more: https://bit.ly/4f5lAgZ #BasinToday

Forty years ago, the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers played the longest game in Major League Baseball history, Ghostbusters hit theaters, and Prince’s song Purple Rain flooded the world. In our neck of the woods, something exciting was also happening... Read more: https://bit.ly/3NKOve4 #BasinToday

It’s the time of year again when deer are on the move. Slow down and use extra caution on the road. #SafetyFirst

Have you ever wondered how to make your home more energy efficient? Forty-three members representing co-ops from all nine states in Basin Electric’s service territory are now more prepared to assist you after attending an energy audit training at Headquarters in Bismarck, North Dakota. Read more: https://bit.ly/48Ng0O0

Basin Electric's BE Leaders group invested time to develop a set of six core values for employees to live and work by: community, integrity, reliability, teamwork, safety, and adaptability. “Utility planning is often described as ‘Integrated Resource Planning’ as it requires many stakeholders inside and outside of the organization to work together to accomplish large projects. Teamwork across the cooperative is fundamental to meeting its goals.” - Ben Hertz, manager of Power Supply Planning #InvestingForTheFuture #InvestingInYou

Basin Electric’s Horizons Committee, a cross departmental team tasked with researching emerging technologies, is actively monitoring the developments in nuclear energy generation. Read about their recent nuclear study and more: https://bit.ly/48mkRp3

Whether you made it to this year's Annual Meeting or not, enjoy a look back at some of the highlights that made it memorable: https://bit.ly/4flVlTd #BasinToday #Basin2024