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Large Load Program progressing

Tuesday | September 15, 2026
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Adopted in June 2025, Basin Electric’s Large Load Commercial Program was created to insulate existing members from costs and potential risks associated with serving new large loads. Under the program, customers requesting service for non-traditional loads must bear the cost of any generation and transmission infrastructure needed to meet their demand.

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Members 1st Power Cooperative is a self-governing generation and transmission member of regional wholesale power provider Basin Electric Cooperative. Members 1st is a partnership between three distribution cooperatives: Fergus Electric (Lewistown, Mont.), Powder River Energy (northeast Wyoming), and Tongue River Electric (Ashland, Mont.) The cooperative was formed in 2016 with a five-member board of directors representing the interests of the three cooperatives.

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