at a glance

Basin Electric Power Cooperative is a consumer-owned, regional generation and transmission (G&T) cooperative providing wholesale power to member rural electric systems in nine states. The following statistics are for end-of-year (EOY) 2023.

Basin Electric's diversified winter generating capacity portfolio

This reflects our ability to serve our customers even on the coldest days.

Generating Capacity

  • Generating capacity chart indicates only generation owned by Basin Electric or purchased power longer than three years
  • Maximum generating capacity in megawatts (MW)
  • At end of year 2023, Basin Electric operated 5,217 MW of wholesale electric generating capacity and had 8,112 MW of generating capacity within its resource portfolio

 

Committed Generation Projects 2025 and beyond

Initial
year of production		 Name Units Generating capacity (megawatts) Owner/Seller
2025-2026 Pioneer Generation Station Phase IV 2 580 MW Basin Electric
2030 Bison Generation Station 2 1470 MW Basin Electric
Total 2,050 MW

Transmission owned and maintained

Interconnection Transmission Tariff Basin Electric Owned (Miles) Basin Electric Maintained (Miles)
Eastern Southwest Power Pool*

2,094

 2,164
Non-tariff facilities 15 23
Western Common Use System 279 348
BEPW** 180 64
Non-tariff facilities 5 13
Total miles 2,573 2,612
*Basin Electric includes its entitlement share over the Missouri Basin Power Project transmission facilities located in the Eastern Interconnection in the Southwest Power Pool transmission tariff.
**The Basin Electric Power Cooperative West Side Transmission System (BEPW) represents Basin Electric's entitlement share over the Missouri Basin Power Project transmission facilities located in the Western Interconnection.

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