45-Megawatt Williston Natural Gas Plant Comes On-Line; Pioneer Station; 45-MW/$64 Million

The Bismarck Tribune reports:

The first of three 45-megawatt natural gas-fired power plants is operational near Williston.

The unit 15 miles northwest of Williston is owned and operated by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, the company said in a release. The site will be known as Pioneer Station. Construction of the $64.5-million unit began summer 2012.

The unit is part of a power generation plan that includes two more units at Pioneer Station, three units west of Watford City and a transmission line.

Other natural gas plants:

• in late November, Unit 1 at the Lonesome Creek Station, about 13 miles west of Watford City should also be operational
• Basin also has submitted permits for two additional units at Lonesome Creek