Basin Today is a quarterly magazine sent to members, employees, and industry partners. The stories are also posted on this website. If you are interested in being added to the mailing list, contact editor Angela Magstadt.
Montana Limestone Company is a relatively small operation that has a big impact on Basin Electric and its membership.
In 2019, Basin Electric introduced a member-owned trial battery rate allocating up to 150 kilowatts (kW) per Class C member.
Unlike other energy providers whose rates may only include energy, Basin Electric's rates include many other essential services that others charge...
At Basin Electric, sustainability is the commitment we make to our members to meet their needs while ensuring future generations will thrive.
A change to Basin Electric's bylaws was approved at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Membership on Nov. 9.
Plants like Laramie River Station have a direct impact on long-term power, and that's why scheduled outages and regular maintenance are so important.
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) conducted an Integrated Transmission Planning study and in 2021 determined the need for extensive new transmission...
“We don’t just want to be a business that just happens to be located there, we want to develop partnerships and relationships with the people and...
"Basically everything we do affects the membership. What's good for the membership is good for us."
This spring and summer, reports of energy shortfalls that could potentially lead to power interruptions were featured on numerous media outlets....
Today, agriculture and energy are more closely entwined than ever before.
Basin Electric’s service area is prime real estate for data centers and cryptocurrency developers.
Johnson’s career with the cooperative began in 1982 when he crossed paths with a former college classmate who told him that she was a budget...
Johnson says his goal is always to minimize the landed cost of a shipment, meaning what it costs to get a part or equipment to one of the facilities.
Central Montana Electric’s distribution cooperatives serve some of the most rural areas in Montana.
Jerry Beck represents District 11 replacing retired director Charlie Gilbert.
Going forward, the team plans to continue looking for ways to increase efficiencies to save even more money.
Some of Dave Raatz’s favorite work has had to do with negotiating power sale and purchase arrangements, resource planning, and member rate design.
The team monitors changes in a variety of industries, including agriculture, ethanol, oil and gas, coal, housing, and more.
Basin Electric announced in September a partnership with Dairyland Power Cooperative of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and ALLETE, of Duluth, Minnesota, to...
The Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of Iowa sponsored a new contest to highlight their cooperative commitment to community.
Basin Electric is embarking on an innovative project that will benefit the environment by sequestering and permanently storing carbon dioxide from...
In addition to increased demand and high prices on DEF, urea and natural gas prices have been higher than normal as well.
For nearly 60 years, East River, a Basin Electric Class A member headquartered in Madison, South Dakota, has hosted an annual “mountain oyster”...
While Paul Sukut’s time as CEO features several flashy milestones, the decades he spent previously at Basin Electric are what shaped his time...
Todd Telesz joined Basin Electric on Sept, 1, 2021, as CEO & general manager. We asked him a few questions so we can get to know Basin Electric’s...
Dakota Growers, which is a member of Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, a Basin Electric Class C member headquartered in Carrington, sources its...
Adam Malsom is one of six people that make up the Huron, South Dakota, Transmission System Maintenance (TSM) outpost.
Diane Paul, Basin Electric senior vice president of Human Resources is retiring after a 40-year career, and looks back on her time with the...
Not far from the buzz of the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, lies a cooperative that has created a haven for bees,...
A look back at some of the pivotal decisions that made Basin Electric the successful cooperative it is today.
Dakota Gasification Company’s Great Plains Synfuels Plant in Beulah, North Dakota, fits uniquely in the picture as it produces natural gas as well...
Electric cooperatives stepped up with answers, deploying a variety of tools from their communication toolboxes to prepare, inform, and connect with...
What did Basin Electric do differently than these other energy providers – the ones that had to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars or even file...
To understand how unusual this February was, “There are years I didn’t run this station at all. Since we’ve been in SPP (Southwest Power Pool), I...
It is important for Basin Electric, its member cooperatives, and members at the end of the line to understand what energy emergency alerts mean so...
Employees from Basin Electric’s Transmission System Maintenance (TSM) division stepped up for what became a marathon battle in the cold.
On a daily basis, Zachary Wager looks at the boiler, where the main combustion of the coal takes place, and at all of the equipment that goes with...
A recent SPP study found that a full RTO could produce $49 million a year in savings to its members, compared to present operations.
The meeting’s theme, “Listen and Lead,” was chosen to represent the cooperative’s focus on listening to member concerns as Basin Electric leads the...
WEIS is a real-time market that takes advantage of a diverse mix of generating resources to optimize the use of the Western Interconnection...
Meetings with ratings agencies Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, and S&P Global Ratings are conducted twice a year to keep the agencies up...
On Nov. 10, 2020, the Beulah, North Dakota, plant reached the milestone of capturing 40 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). The Great...
Now in its fifth year, the national contest elevates co-op members who embody the cooperative principle of commitment to community.
Basin Electric employs 22 lineworkers to cover more than 2,500 miles of line. The crews are based out of seven outposts in four states across the...
No new resolutions were brought forward by the membership thus far.
On the security side, Donavon Dick monitors cameras, access logs, and alarms throughout the Headquarters complex and at the cooperative’s remote...
As required by the bylaws, the four proposed amendments were included in the Notice of Annual Meeting, which was mailed Oct. 13.
“It’s a volatile world out there. Basin has a long-standing history and a tremendous amount of assets, and they’ve managed those assets well. So I...
Wyoming CarbonSAFE, implemented by the U.S. Department of Energy, is investigating the feasibility of underground CO2 emissions storage from...
As those three or four years at Antelope Valley turned into 35, Jacobs’ roles shifted from civil engineer to administrative supervisor of...
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted everyone, but those who work in the medical industry experienced the pandemic up close and personal. Stephanie...
In addition to the cost savings, delaying the outages will allow Basin Electric the foresight to see if a four-year outage schedule would be...
Hope Haven International Ministries’ goal is to deliver wheelchairs to people in desperate need from 109 different countries (due to U.S....
Performance upgrades on Wilton 2 were completed in late 2019 and Wilton 1 was completed in late April.
The concern of aging infrastructure is not only an issue at Basin Electric, but for the electric utility industry as a whole across the country.
Katrina Wald says one of the best parts about working at Basin Electric is the many opportunities to be part of cross-functional working groups.
Employees are currently assembling a revised 2020 load forecast, since much of the load growth projected in the Bakken may not materialize as...
With Basin Electric’s increasing use of drones, the cooperative is developing procedures so there are clear guidelines to follow. A task force led...
In June 2013, Sauer was named Dakota Gas senior vice president and chief operating officer, the position he held when he retired.
The Bylaws Committee is made up of one manager and one director from each of Basin Electric’s 11 districts. The Resolutions Committee is made up of...
According to the report, in 2018, the craft brewing industry provided 559,545 total jobs in the United States, with 150,055 jobs directly at...
Aside from the months of preparation leading up to the audit, Basin Electric’s CIP team has been meeting regularly for the past six years to...
In 2019, Basin Electric set the strategic goal of “stability” in its strategic planning meetings, to stabilize the rates and the cooperative.
1717 East Interstate Avenue | Bismarck, ND 58503-0564 USA
701.223.0441 | 1.800.242.2372
communications@bepc.com
