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Membership

Basin Electric serves members in nine states: Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The regional areas are divided into 11 membership districts whose directors serve on the Basin Electric Board. (Scroll to member Web site links below the map.)

Basin Electric Member Systems

District 1

East River Electric Power Cooperative - Madison, SD

1. Agralite Electric Cooperative - Benson, MN
2. Bon Homme Yankton Electric Association - Tabor, SD
3. Central Electric Cooperative
4. Charles Mix Electric Association - Lake Andes, SD
5. City of Elk Point - Elk Point, SD
6. Clay-Union Electric Corporation - Vermillion, SD
7. Codington-Clark Electric Cooperative - Watertown, SD
8. Dakota Energy Cooperative - Huron, SD
9. Douglas Electric Cooperative - Armour, SD
10. FEM Electric Association - Ipswich, SD
11. H-D Electric Cooperative - Clear Lake, SD
12. Kingsbury Electric Cooperative - DeSmet, SD
13. Lake Region Electric Association - Webster, SD
14. Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative - Tyler, MN
15. Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association - Litchfield, MN
16. Northern Electric Cooperative - Bath, SD
17. Oahe Electric Cooperative - Blunt, SD
18. Redwood Electric Cooperative - Clemens, MN 
19. Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association - Danube, MN
20. Sioux Valley Energy - Colman, SD
21. South Central Electric Association - St. James, MN
22. Southeastern Electric Cooperative - Marion, SD
23. Traverse Electric Cooperative - Wheaton, MN
24. Union County Electric Cooperative - Elk Point, SD
25. Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative - Milbank, SD

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District 2

L & O Power Cooperative - Rock Rapids, IA

1. Federated Rural Electric Association - Jackson, MN
2. Lyon Rural Electric Cooperative - Rock Rapids, IA
3. Osceola Electric Cooperative - Sibley, IA
4. Sioux Valley Energy - Colman, SD

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District 3

Central Power Electric Cooperative - Minot, ND

1. Capital Electric Cooperative - Bismarck, ND
2. Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative - Milnor, ND
3. McLean Electric Cooperative - Garrison, ND
4. North Central Electric Cooperative - Bottineau, ND
5. Northern Plains Electric Cooperative - Carrington, ND
6. Verendrye Electric Cooperative - Velva, ND

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District 4

Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative - LeMars, IA

1. Harrison County Rural Electric Cooperative - Woodbine, IA
2. Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative - Estherville, IA
3. Nishnabotna Valley Rural Electric Cooperative - Harlan, IA
4. North West Rural Electric Cooperative - Orange City, IA
5. Western Iowa Municipal Electric Association - Manning,  IA
6. Western Iowa Power Cooperative
7. Woodbury County Rural Electric Cooperative - Moville, IA

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District 5

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association - Denver, CO

1. Big Horn Rural Electric Company - Basin, WY
2. Carbon Power & Light - Saratoga, WY
3. Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative - Mountainair, NM
4. Chimney Rock Public Power District - Bayard, NE
5. Columbus Electric Cooperative - Deming, NM
6. Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Inc. - Grants & Gallup, NM 
7. Delta-Montrose Electric Association - Delta, CO
8. Empire Electric Association - Cortez, CO
9. Garland Light & Power Company - Powell, WY
10. Gunnison County Electric Association - Gunnison, CO
11. High Plains Power Inc. - Thermopolis and Riverton, WY
12. High West Energy - Pine Bluffs, WY
13. Highline Electric Association - Holyoke, CO
14. Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative - Hernandez, NM
15. K. C. Electric Association - Hugo, CO
16. Kit Carson Electric Cooperative - Taos, NM
17. La Plata Electric Association - Durango, CO
18. Midwest Electric Cooperative Corporation - Grant, NE
19. Morgan County Rural Electric Association - Fort Morgan, CO
20. Mountain Parks Electric - Granby, CO
21. Mountain View Electric Association - Limon, CO
22. Niobrara Electric Association - Lusk, WY
23. Northern Rio Arriba Electric Cooperative - Chama, NM
24. Northwest Rural Public Power District - Hay Springs, NE
25. Panhandle Rural Electric Membership Association - Alliance, NE
26. Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association - Fort Collins, CO
27. Roosevelt Public Power District - Mitchell, NE
28. San Isabel Electric Association - Pueblo, CO
29. San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative - Monte Vista, CO
30. San Miguel Power Association - Nucla, CO
31. Sangre De Cristo Electric Association - Buena Vista, CO
32. Sierra Electric Cooperative Inc. - Elephant Butte, NM
33. Southeast Colorado Power Association - La Junta, CO
34. Springer Electric Cooperative - Springer, NM
35. United Power - Inc. - Brighton, CO
36. Wheat Belt Public Power District - Sidney, NE
37. Wheatland Rural Electric Association - Wheatland, WY
38. White River Electric Association - Meeker, CO
39. Wyrulec Company - Lingle, WY
40. Y-W Electric Association - Akron, CO

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District 6

Central Montana Electric Power Cooperative - Great Falls, MT.

1. Big Flat Electric Cooperative - Malta, MT
2. Hill County Electric Cooperative - Havre, MT
3. Marias River Electric Cooperative - Shelby, MT
4. NorVal Electric Cooperative - Glasgow, MT and Opheim, MT 
5. Park Electric Cooperative - Livingston, MT
6. Sun River Electric Cooperative - Fairfield, MT

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District 7

Rushmore Electric Power Cooperative - Rapid City, SD

1. Black Hills Electric Cooperative - Custer, SD
2. Butte Electric Cooperative - Newell, SD
3. Cam Wal Electric Cooperative - Selby, SD
4. Cherry-Todd Electric Cooperative - Mission, SD
5. Lacreek Electric Association - Martin, SD
6. Moreau-Grand Electric Cooperative - Timber Lake, SD
7. West Central Electric Cooperative - Murdo, SD
8. West River Electric Association - Wall, SD

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District 8

Upper Missouri Generation and Transmission Electric Cooperative - Sidney, MT

1. Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative - Columbus, ND
2. Goldenwest Electric Cooperative - Wibaux, MT
3. Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Association - Sidney, MT
4. McCone Electric Cooperative - Circle, MT
5. McKenzie Electric Cooperative - Watford City, ND
6. Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative - Williston, ND
7. Sheridan Electric Cooperative - Medicine Lake, MT
8. Slope Electric Cooperative - New England, ND
9. Southeast Electric Cooperative - Ekalaka, MT

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District 9

Basin Electric serves the District 9 member cooperatives directly.

1. Crow Wing Power - Brainerd, MN
2. Grand Electric Cooperative - Bison, SD
3. KEM Electric Cooperative - Linton, ND
4. Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light & Power Association - Montevideo, MN
5. Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative - Jordan, MN
6. Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative - Flasher, ND
7. Rosebud Electric Cooperative - Gregory, SD
8. Roughrider Electric Cooperative - Hazen, ND
9. Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association - Rockford, MN

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Class D Members

1. Flathead Electric Cooperative - Kalispell & Libby, MT
2. Wyoming Municipal Power Agency - Lusk, WY

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District 10

Powder River Energy Corporation - Sundance, WY

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District 11

Corn Belt Power Cooperative - Humboldt, IA

1. Boone Valley Electric Cooperative - Renwick, IA
2. Butler County REC - Allison, IA
3. Calhoun County REC - Rockwell City, IA
4. Franklin REC - Hampton, IA
5. Grundy County REC - Grundy County, IA
6. Humboldt County REC - Humboldt, IA
7. Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative - Estherville, IA
8. Midland Power Cooperative - Jefferson, IA
9. Prairie Energy Cooperative - Clarion, IA
10. Racoon Valley Electric Cooperative - Glidden, IA

1. North Iowa Municipal Electric Cooperative Association - Humboldt, IA

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