Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, as do other electric-powered items in nine states from Montana to Iowa to New Mexico. The regional, consumer-owned power generation and transmission co-op generates more than 4,000 MW of capacity (mostly coal-fired) for some 136 rural electric member systems, which serve about 2.8 million people. Basin Electric's subsidiaries include Dakota Gasification (which produces natural gas from coal), Dakota Coal (markets lignite and limestone), Basin Telecommunications (Internet access), and Basin Cooperative Services (property management).
Contact Details
Executives
CEO and General Manager
Ronald R. (Ron) Harper
President and Director
Clifford G. (Cliff) Gjellstad