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Article: Stepping up to the plate: Basin Electric sees wind power as key part of multi-pronged strategy to reduce greenhouse gases.(Wind Power)
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- November 1, 2007
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For Basin Electric Power Cooperative, wind power is just one of many technologies being explored to reduce the co-op's carbon footprint. Basin Electric, a generation and transmission utility co-op based in Bismarck, N.D., is pursuing an aggressive effort on many fronts to meet future demands for electric power while reducing emissions of C[O.sub.2].
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With the U.S. government getting serious about reducing carbon emissions, the cooperative has decided to try to get out ahead of the curve. "We recognize that carbon is an issue, and that we need to move forward on it," says Floyd Robb, vice president ...