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Coop Leads Campaign Against New EPA Plan

Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) is leading a campaign against an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan to reduce atmospheric haze.  According to Basin and other electric cooperatives, the EPA’s plan, which would place tighter restrictions on coal-fired power plants in Wyoming, would increase electricity rates for consumers by requiring additional pollution-control...

Coop Building Peaking Stations in North Dakota

Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric), with headquarters in Bismarck, North Dakota, is building two new 45-MW, natural gas-fired peaking stations to help meet the increased demand for electricity.  The Pioneer Generation Station, which is being built about 15 miles northwest of Williston, is scheduled for commercial operation in June.  The Lonesome Creek Station, which is...

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