Members
A contingent of seven other cost share participants (CSP) including Basin make up BEPC's membership into the CCPC. Those CSP are as follows:
- 1) Dakota Gasification Company
- 2) Great Northern Power Development
- 3) Great River Energy
- 4) Minnesota Power
- 5) Montana Dakota Utilities (MDU)
- 6) Ottertail Power
- 7) Westmoreland Coal Company
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) is one of the largest electric generation and transmission (G&T) cooperatives in the United States. We are the parent company of eight subsidiaries.
Corporate profile
- A not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative incorporated in 1961 to provide supplemental power to a consortium of rural electric cooperatives
- Diverse energy portfolio: coal, gas, oil, nuclear, distributed, and renewable energy, including wind power
- Consumer owned by 135 member cooperative systems
- Members' service territories comprise 540,000 square miles in nine states
- Operates 3,767 megawatts (MW) wholesale electric generating capacity
Working toward a cleaner, more sustainable energy future
We've been Nova Scotia's main electricity provider for more than 80 years. Our customers have always looked to us to provide electricity that's safe and reliable. But you've told us you want more than that. We're listening.
More electricity from cleaner, greener sources
More than 10 per cent of the electricity Nova Scotians use every day comes from renewable sources. Our goal? Double that amount by 2013. We're also using technology to reduce sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and mercury emissions at our power plants.
Helping you use less
We want to help you conserve energy and use it more efficiently. It can be as easy as lowering your home's temperature by five to 10 degrees at night or when no one is home. This alone could cut your heating costs by up to 20 per cent a year.
Since 1929, SaskPower has delivered electricity throughout our vast province. Today, we strive to serve an increasingly diverse and sophisticated customer base of more than 467,000 customers. SaskPower's team is made up of over 2,600 permanent full-time employees in 71 communities.
We manage $4.9 billion in generation, transmission and distribution assets. Our company operates three coal-fired power stations, seven hydroelectric stations, five natural gas stations and two wind facilities. Combined, they generate 3,371 megawatts (MW) of electricity.
Sherritt International Corporation is a diversified natural resource company that produces nickel, cobalt, thermal coal, oil and gas, and electricity. It also licenses its proprietary technologies to other metals companies. A low-cost operator across all segments, Sherritt's success is built on utilizing proven technologies and financial and operational expertise to increase productivity and profitability. Sherritt's 293.1 million common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol S.
Sherritt is a world leader in the production of nickel from lateritic ore, with operations in Cuba and Canada, and a significant project under development in Madagascar. With ten surface mines, Sherritt is the largest thermal coal producer in Canada, and is developing Canada's first coal gasification project. The company also produces oil from assets in Cuba, Spain and Pakistan, and manages 376 megawatts of power generation capacity in Cuba.
Sherritt is committed to the highest standards of environment, health and safety practices at all of its operations, while making valuable contributions to local communities.
Beginning as a small, local power company in 1909, we have transformed over the last century to become an experienced and well respected power generator and wholesale marketer of electricity. With approximately $3 billion in annual revenue, more than $9 billion in assets, and power plants in Canada, the United States and Australia, we've proven our worth as a power generator, as a community member, and as a solid investment.
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Associate Members:
The Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (EPRI) conducts research and development relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. An independent, nonprofit organization, EPRI brings together its scientists and engineers as well as experts from academia and industry to help address challenges in electricity, including reliability, efficiency, health, safety and the environment. EPRI also provides technology, policy and economic analyses to drive long-range research and development planning, and supports research in emerging technologies. EPRI's members represent more than 90 percent of the electricity generated and delivered in the United States, and international participation extends to 40 countries. EPRI's principal offices and laboratories are located in Palo Alto, Calif.; Charlotte, N.C.; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Lenox, Mass.