Contractor Chosen for 1.5-GW Gas-Fired Facility; Station Will Be North Dakota's Largest Power Plant

Basin Electric Power Cooperative has selected PCL Industrial Construction Co. (PCL) as the general contractor for the Bison Generation Station, a new $4-billion natural gas-fired power plant in Williams County, North Dakota. The full project represents one of the largest investments ever undertaken by Basin Electric to provide reliable, dispatchable power to meet growing traditional-load demand across the region. North Dakota is home to the Bakken Formation, one of the largest oil and natural gas-producing ...