Basin Electric: Two New Power Plants, New Transmission Line, Nearly $500 Million in New Projects

Link here to Williston Herald.

Data points:

• Lonesome Creek Station
• 45-megawatt power plant, natural gas fuel
• $65 million
• completion date: summer 2013
• similar plant is planned, 20 miles northwest of Williston
• power plants will kick in only when needed
• 200-mile transmission line north of Beulah to Tioga, $350 million
• will provide power for areas around Killdeer, Williston
• several new substations will need to be built
• begin construction in 2014; completed by 2016