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Brickhouse Represents Basin Electric at White House Executive Order Signing

  • 16 February 2026
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Basin Electric CEO, Western Fuels leaders appointed to National Coal Council

  • 16 January 2026
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Basin Electric selects PCL as general contractor for Bison Generation Station

  • 18 December 2025

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New generation milestone reached at Basin Electric’s Deer Creek Station

  • 01 April 2026

Deer Creek Station, Basin Electric’s combined-cycle generation facility located near Brookings, South Dakota, surpassed a major generation milestone.

Dakota Gas brings pipeline safety insights to local producers

  • 01 April 2026

Dakota Gas Kurt Dutchuk briefed local producers on underground utility and CO2 pipeline safety at NDSU Extensions Think Spring workshop.

Safety First at Wyoming Lime Producers

  • Erin Becker
  • 01 April 2026

With a total of 16 employees, the WLP team has an ongoing safety milestone of 2,056 days without a lost-time accident—the equivalent of over 5.5...

Basin Electric drives local economic development through its innovative generation approach

  • 20 March 2026

Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric), in partnership with NextEra Energy Resources, is exploring the development of the River Run...

Finding the fault: How traveling wave technology improves transmission line reliability

  • Jenifer Gray
  • 17 March 2026

When a fault occurs on a high-voltage transmission line, the first priority for the Transmission System Maintenance (TSM) team is simple: find it...

Basin Electric Winter Member Managers Conference strengthens connections

  • 04 March 2026

February 18–19, member cooperative managers and Basin Electric staff came together in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the 2026 Winter Member...

Basin Electric develops Wildfire Mitigation Plan

  • 04 March 2026

Basin Electric has implemented a Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) that outlines a structured approach to prevention, preparedness, emergency...

Dakota Gasification Company, Musket enter DEF supply agreement

  • 04 March 2026

Dakota Gasification Company will supply DEF exclusively to Musket Corporation under a 2026–2028 agreement.

Construction begins on Basin Electric's Crane Creek Substation

  • 04 March 2026

Construction began on Basin Electric’s new Crane Creek substation as part of the Leland Old Station (LOS)-to-Tande 345-kV transmission project....

Basin Electric CEO named chairman of Lignite Energy Council Board of Directors

  • 04 March 2026

Todd Brickhouse has been named chairman of the Lignite Energy Council Board of Directors, where he will help guide the organization’s strategic...

Basin Electric Director Mike McQuistion remembered for leadership and service

  • 25 February 2026

Mike McQuistion, Basin Electric board director, died on Feb. 17.

Stay Basin! Innovative work, career stability, and people who care

  • Alison Kirsch
  • 23 February 2026

From cutting-edge work to career security and a team that truly cares, Michele Hellman explains why Basin Electric has been her professional home...

Power you can depend on: Leland Olds Station celebrates 60 years of reliability

  • Kalli Senske
  • 17 February 2026

What feels effortless now—a simple flip of a switch—was once a struggle for entire communities. Not so long ago, electricity in rural America was...

Saying Yes: Wyoming Lime Producers plays a part in building a monastery in the mountains

  • Jenifer Gray
  • 17 February 2026

When the conversation about building the New Mount Carmel Monastery started, Brother Joseph, who works as a stonemason on the project, reached out...

Rural skills, global impact: Montana lineworkers in Guatemala

  • Alison Kirsch
  • 17 February 2026

Two lineworkers from Fergus Electric Cooperative, a Class C member of Basin Electric, traded the wide-open skies of central Montana for the steep...

Powering growth responsibly

  • Erin Becker
  • 17 February 2026

Electricity plays a role in nearly every part of our day by powering devices, keeping our homes comfortable, and supporting businesses that provide...

Connected through music, bound by faith

  • Erin Becker
  • 17 February 2026

For Nate Swenson, music is more than a hobby; it’s a passion. Swenson plays percussion for Asher, a band of five musicians who play fiddle, banjo,...

Brickhouse Represents Basin Electric at White House Executive Order Signing

  • 16 February 2026

Basin Electric CEO and general manager Todd Brickhouse traveled to Washington D.C. on Feb. 11 at the request of President Trump to attend a signing...

How we serve with the operations team

  • Kelly Miller
  • 16 February 2026

Teamwork and safety are two of Basin Electric’s core values. For James Rueb, coalman at Antelope Valley Station, these values are paramount to his...

Financing the future of Basin Electric

  • Todd Brickhouse
  • 16 February 2026

In his latest CEO column, Todd Brickhouse shares that our financing strategy relies on a balanced mix of tools.

Bison Generation Station receives air permit

  • 04 February 2026

On Dec. 29, 2025, the Department of Environmental Quality issued an air permit for the Bison Generation Station project, the first natural gas...

Basin Electric selects Fagenbush as new plant manager

  • 04 February 2026

On Jan. 26, Braden Fagenbush was hired as plant manager at Basin Electric's Pioneer Generation Station, located near Williston, North Dakota. This...

RUS approves Basin Electric’s Community Benefit Plan

  • 04 February 2026

As part of its New ERA grant, the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has approved Basin Electric’s Community Benefit...

Basin Electric approves 2026 Load Forecast

  • 04 February 2026

At its January meeting, Basin Electric’s board of directors reviewed the performance of the 2025 Load Forecast and approved the 2026 Load Forecast.

Basin Electric’s Dakota Gas receives top industry ranking

  • 04 February 2026

Dakota Gasification Company (Dakota Gas), a subsidiary of Basin Electric, recently improved its industry ranking with Factory Mutual Insurance...

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