Basin Electric Power Cooperative

The Missouri Basin Toastmasters Club at Basin Electric achieved the status of Select Distinguished Club for the 2022-2023 year. This distinction was achieved by meeting 7 out of 10 goals in the areas of education, membership, training, and administration. For more information on The Missouri Basin Toastmasters Club visit https://bit.ly/3JOkrwh

Basin Electric hosted special guests at Headquarters last week – Children ages 9 to 13 were invited to shadow their parents for Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. The kids also had the opportunity to visit the teams in payroll, communications, engineering, and safety. The future looks bright! For career opportunities with Basin Electric, visit: jobs.basinelectric.com

Construction began on April 4 on the Roundup-to-Kummer Ridge transmission project in western North Dakota. This is the start of a second transmission line construction project in one week for Basin Electric in western North Dakota – the first being the Pioneer Generation Station-to-Judson transmission line. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JusIVX

On April 4, construction began on the Pioneer Generation Station-to-Judson transmission project. This line serves two purposes – to get the additional 580-megawatts of power from the new generation project to the Basin Electric 345-kV transmission system, and to provide high voltage power for back feed to support the facility start-up and commissioning to begin this fall. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JzG5nC

Several carbon capture and storage research projects hosted at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center at Basin Electric’s Dry Fork Station have recently earned funding, including Membrane Technology and Research carbon capture, sorbent-based post-combustion capture system, and algae-based carbon technology. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gr_ec7Be

The Wild Springs Solar Project began commercial operation! Basin Electric will purchase 114 megawatts of the output of the 128-megawatt project in Pennington County, SD.

The Wild Springs Solar Project, a 128-megawatt project in Pennington County, South Dakota, began commercial operation on March 28. Basin Electric will purchase 114 megawatts of the output. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gqHFxb5G

Our lineworkers keep the lights on and electricity flowing to power our lives. Without their commitment, we couldn't provide the reliable power our members depend on! #NationalLineworkerAppreciationDay

Basin Electric recently donated $5,000 to the Sertoma Club in Bismarck to help cover the cost of new hearing aid systems for two children in need. “With Basin Electric’s donation, we were able to authorize the purchase of these new systems for both kids, a six-year-old boy who has been using the same hearing aids since he was one, and an eight-year-old girl with a two-year-old hearing aid system that has never fully functioned properly, often cutting out and not receiving sound properly.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gV6bgVjW #InvestingInOurCommunities

Joe Ashurst, employee at Wheatland TSM, says self-fulfillment, benefits, and a collaborative environment are what keep him at Basin Electric. “I always said my dream would be to have a good job in a small town. Basin Electric is a great place to work with good pay and benefits, and I can live the rural life. That is not easy to find.” Read more: https://bit.ly/3VRwFeB