Basin Electric Dedicates Pioneer Station IV
MCF Newsroom Reports
Basin Electric Power Cooperative celebrated the commissioning of its Pioneer Generation Station Phase IV last Wednesday, marking the culmination of the largest single-site power generation project built in North Dakota in more than four decades.
The 580-megawatt natural gas-fueled expansion, located northwest of Williston, was completed just 25 months after its ground-breaking. The project added more than 500 megawatts of reliable, dispatchable energy to the region’s power grid, capable of serving 500,000 homes.
Construction was finished on time and $10 million under budget, with workers logging more than 1.6 million labor hours and maintaining a strong safety record. The facility combines combustion turbines and reciprocating engine units, providing the flexibility needed to meet fluctuating energy demands while supporting long-term grid stability.
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