07/03/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 07/03/2024 13:51
Construction continues at Pioneer Generation Station Phase IV (PGSIV), Basin Electric's largest generation project being built in North Dakota since the 1980s. Following the arrival of the Unit 4 turbine and generator, foundations were prepped for equipment setting. On June 3 and 6, respectively, the turbine and generator were set on the foundation.
Overview of the installation of the combustion turbine Unit 5 stack.Other items in progress include:
"The project is maintaining schedule commitments," Darrell Slavick, Basin Electric construction coordinator III, said. "Remembering that this was basically farm fields just a year ago, we have made some really remarkable progress. To know that several of these units will be on-line and providing reliable power to our membership by this time next year is both amazing and rewarding."
Current in-service date projections are:
When complete, PGSIV will provide 600 megawatts of natural gas generation, addressing near-term load growth and long-term grid stability in the Bakken region.