Basin Electric explains large-load program and says NextEra projectcosts are applicant'borne
Jun 3, 2026
Basin Electric told Mercer County commissioners it has a new large-load commercial program to isolate the cost and risk of very large electricity customers from existing members and said transmission and generation upgrades for NextEra's Riverrun proposal would be paid by the applicant, not by the cooperative's membership.
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Chad Risau, director of community and member relations at Basin Electric, told Mercer County commissioners the cooperative's new large-load commercial program is designed to ensure that the cost and risk of serving very large electricity customers do not fall on existing members.
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