Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Dry Fork Station
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Artist concept of Dry Fork Station - click image and expand new window for larger view. |
Basin Electric Power Cooperative plans to construct a coal-based power plant in the Gillette, WY, area to be operational by 2011.
The plant is being constructed to meet growing electricity demand of our members systems throughout nine states, according to Ron Harper, Basin Electric CEO. He says the demand is caused by several factors including rural growth in northeast Wyoming and western South Dakota.
The new plant will have a maximum net generation of 385 megawatts (MW) and will be designed to incorporate advanced environmental control technology. Wyoming Municipal Power Agency of Lusk, WY, has a 7.1 percent ownership share of the Dry Fork Station.
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Dry Fork Station: Meet the People |
Project update
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Wyoming Governernor Dave Freudenthal |
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Dry Fork Station groundbreaking |
Plant design and construction on the Dry Fork Station is well under way, with some significant milestones accomplished:
2008
- First concrete pour in February
2006-2007
- Participation by Wyoming Municipal Power Agency
- Acquisition of the Industrial Siting Permit
- Acquisition and development of construction work force housing
- Significant engineering, design and procurement accomplishments
- Negotiation of a construction agreement with the Wyoming building trades.
- Initial site grading started in October 2007
- First H-piles driven in December 2008
Project facts
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Groundbreaking: |
Nov. 2, 2007 |
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Projected completion: |
2011 |
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Project manager: |
Clyde Bush |
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Project engineer: |
Bob Williams |
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Construction manager: |
Tom Stalcup |
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Architect/Engineer: |
Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago |
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Environmental consultants: |
CH2M Hill, Denver and EDAW |
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Estimated capital cost: |
More than $1 billion |
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Expected construction workforce: |
Approximately 1,000 |
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Output: |
385 MW, which is about enough electricity to power 385,000 homes |
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Projected permanent workforce: |
About 75 |
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Steam generation technology: |
Advanced pulverized coal |
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Cooling system design: |
Dry cooling |
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Turbine-generator technology and manufacturer: |
Mitsubishi Power Systems |
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Coal supply: |
Sub-bituminous from the Powder River Basin's Dry Fork Mine in Wyoming |
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Plant site: |
Near the Dry Fork Mine, north of Gillette, WY |
Work force housing
Visit the Dry Fork Station Web site for information on construction work force housing.
Contacts
Joel Dingman
Community representative
Tel: 307.685.8991
Curt Pearson
Project representative
Tel: 701.223.0441
Daryl Hill
News media supervisor
Tel: 701.223.0441
E-mail
No Answer?
If Daryl Hill is unavailable:
Tel: 701.355.5603
Did you know?
One megawatt of capacity is approximately enough to power 1,000 homes.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
1717 East Interstate Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58503-0564 USA
701.223.0441