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How We Serve: Dakota Gas

Employees at Basin Electric understand their roles as stewards of service to the members of the cooperative. The “How We Serve” series highlights...

Great Plains Synfuels Plant, Antelope Valley Station sustain damages from summer storm

A summer storm caused damage to Dakota Gasification Company’s Great Plains Synfuels Plant and Antelope Valley Station on Aug. 1.

Directors approve Basin Electric and subsidiary financial forecasts for 2024-2033

This forecast includes total capital expenditures of $5.1 billion to build new generation and transmission to serve member growth.

Check out videos and written summaries available from Basin Electric 2023 Annual Meeting

Find videos, written summaries, photos, and more from Basin Electric's 2023 Annual Meeting of the Membership.

Basin Electric, members discuss strength of the cooperative at 2023 annual meeting

Nearly 900 member cooperative employees, directors, public officials, utility representatives, and guests attended Basin Electric’s 2023 Annual...

How We Serve: Dakota Gasification Company

Employees at Basin Electric understand their roles as stewards of service to the members of the cooperative. The “How We Serve” series highlights...

A pioneer in power: How Basin Electric has dared to innovate

In honor of Pioneer Day on July 24, we're taking a look back at some of Basin Electric's pivotal decisions, from environmental impacts to new ways...

Great Plains Synfuels Plant to conduct ‘brown plant’ turnaround

A scheduled “brown plant” turnaround, in which a majority of the Synfuels Plant will be out of service except for only a few utilities, will be...

Kosher certification approved for beverage-grade CO2 at Dakota Gasification Company

The Kosher Certification opens up additional sales opportunities that will increase Dakota Gas' revenue.

Todd Brickhouse named interim CEO and general manager

Board acts in response to the resignation of Todd Telesz.

Keynote speaker announced for 2023 Basin Electric Annual Meeting

Lomborg is a best-selling author of several publications including "False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and...

Innovative solutions for carbon management

Basin Electric has made a responsible decision to put resources into figuring out how to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) to continue...

Dakota Gas sees record truck and rail shipments of urea in May

The Basin Electric subsidiary reached the final new all-time truck shipment record in a single day in five years of urea production at Dakota Gas.

Basin Electric’s annual scholarship program awards recipients

Select students in the region are receiving financial support for their 2023-2024 college fund, thanks to Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s...

Throwback Thursday: August 1999

In 1999, Basin Electric invested more than $100 million to build the infrastructure and pipeline that now delivers carbon dioxide produced at...

Basin Electric’s 2022 Annual Report available now

The report focuses on how Basin Electric provides reliable and affordable electricity to power its growing membership.

Basin Electric and Dakota Gas employees have connection to North Dakota film

Basin Electric has several connections to a new film, End of the Rope. The film was shot in North Dakota where several Basin Electric employees and...

Hail Mary by Basin Electric Procurement team results in millions in lost runtime savings

Procurement's persistence and utilization of industry contacts helped avoid approximately $10 million in lost revenue.

Dakota Gas receives recertification for Responsible Care

Dakota Gasification Company’s (Dakota Gas) facility, the Great Plains Synfuels Plant, recently received its Responsible Care Management System...

Three-day training focuses on improving safety processes at Basin Electric

In support of Basin Electric’s strategic plan to improve overall safety, Headquarters hosted a three-day training session for employees across the...

Basin Electric, subsidiary boards hold reorganization meetings in January

Officers are nominated and elected for one-year terms by the directors.

Dakota Gasification Company earns valuable certification

A few years ago, the team at Dakota Gasification Company was tasked with obtaining what’s called ISO 9001 certification, a metric that ensures...

Great Plains Synfuels Plant produces record tons of anhydrous ammonia in 2022

The Great Plains Synfuels Plant near Beulah, North Dakota, produced the highest annual ammonia production on record in 2022. The last record...

Basin Electric and Dakota Gas employees step up to ensure service during mid-December blizzard

Employees at Antelope Valley Station, Leland Olds Station, the Great Plains Synfuels Plant , and Basin Electric's Security and Response Services...

Longer rail spur means increased efficiency at Dakota Gas

Due to load demand, Dakota Gas recently expanded its existing rail spur to make way for two additional rail cars.

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