Southwest Power Pool to Integrate Basin Electric
Posted on Nov 12, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Southwest Power Pool to Integrate Basin Electric
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has accepted a proposal from Southwest Power Pool (SPP) to significantly expand its geographic footprint in the Upper Great Plains region of the United States. SPP’s proposal includes the integration of Basin Electric Power Cooperative, a portion of the Western Area Power Administration and Heartland Consumers Power District into SPP. ...
Three U.S. Coops Listed in Top 300 Coops Globally
Posted on Oct 21, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Three U.S. Coops Listed in Top 300 Coops Globally
The International Co-operative Alliance’s Global 300, a list of the world’s largest cooperatives, included three U.S. electric cooperatives—Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric), Oglethorpe Power Corporation (Oglethorpe) and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. Basin Electric and Oglethorpe were also in the top 15 industry and utility cooperatives. For more...
Basin Awards Supply Contract for Peaking Plant in North Dakota
Posted on Oct 15, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development | Comments Off on Basin Awards Supply Contract for Peaking Plant in North Dakota
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) and Wärtsilä have entered into an agreement for the supply of generation technology at Basin’s planned 112 MW peaking power plant in Williston, North Dakota. To read more about this story, please click here.
Basin Electric Receives Federal Approval for Major Transmission Line
Posted on Sep 16, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Permitting, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Basin Electric Receives Federal Approval for Major Transmission Line
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) recently received federal approval for construction of a 200-mile transmission line in western North Dakota. The project, which will include 345 kV transmission lines, two new substations and modifications to three existing substations, will start at Basin Electric’s Antelope Valley Station and end in Tioga, North Dakota. Basin...
Basin Preparing to Submit Information for Carbon Capture Test Center
Posted on Sep 3, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Basin Preparing to Submit Information for Carbon Capture Test Center
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) and Black Hills Power have set a September date for submitting site-specific information on certain of their respective power plants in the hopes of one of them attracting a test center for carbon capture and sequestration technology. The test center is part of the State of Wyoming’s response to stricter environmental standards. Basin is...
Basin Electric Seeks Site in North Dakota for Potential Gas-Fired Generation Facility
Posted on Aug 29, 2014 in Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on Basin Electric Seeks Site in North Dakota for Potential Gas-Fired Generation Facility
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) is looking for land and meeting with representatives in Emmons County, North Dakota, regarding a new gas-fired generation facility. Basin Electric is in the early stages of considering both whether and where to build such a facility. Click here for the full story.
Basin Electric to Join the Southwest Power Pool
Posted on Jul 29, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Basin Electric to Join the Southwest Power Pool
The Board of Directors of Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) has authorized the electric generation and transmission cooperative to join the Southwest Power Pool (SPP). Subject to approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Basin Electric plans to integrate into SPP by October 1, 2015. To read more, please click here.
South Dakota PUC Rules in Favor of Basin Electric in Wind Power Case
Posted on Jul 24, 2014 in Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on South Dakota PUC Rules in Favor of Basin Electric in Wind Power Case
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) ruled unanimously to dismiss a claim against Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) and five distribution cooperatives brought by Prelude, a wind developer that was attempting to force the cooperatives to purchase power it plans to produce. Prelude’s counsel attempted to argue that Basin Electric is not a cooperative under...
State Regulators Approve 200-Mile Transmission Line for Basin Electric
Posted on May 16, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Permitting, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on State Regulators Approve 200-Mile Transmission Line for Basin Electric
The North Dakota Public Service Commission recently approved Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s (Basin Electric) proposed 200-mile, 345-kV transmission line. The new transmission line will improve connections between the Antelope Valley Station and newly signed wind farm contracts and the coop’s members in other parts of the state. Electric Co-op Today has more on this...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Minnesota Coal Law
Posted on Apr 21, 2014 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation | Comments Off on Federal Judge Strikes Down Minnesota Coal Law
A federal district court judge has struck down a 2007 Minnesota law that restricted the ability of Minnesota utilities to build new coal plants or import energy generated from coal. The court found that the Minnesota law effectively regulated out-of-state utilities that might wish to sell power in Minnesota and therefore “overreache[d]” by encroaching on the exclusive power of the...
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