Education

ENERGY TOUR INFORMATION:

Organizations, schools, or families in the Dakota Valley service area can book tours of Basin Electric's North Dakota electric generation power plants or the Great Plains Synfuels Plant. Appointments are required and restrictions may apply.

Basin Electric offers tours of the Antelope Valley Station and Great Plains Synfuels Plant near Beulah, ND. And tours can be coordinated with Coteau Properties Company Freedom Mine. The tours are free and open to the public, but appointments are required, and restrictions may apply.  

Please contact Dakota Valley at 1-800-342-4671 or email pats@dakotavalley.com to check availability and to schedule a tour.

Assistance offered for school-sponsored tours

Each year, as part of their youth education program, Dakota Valley Electric and Basin Electric Power Cooperative offer assistance to school districts within the DVEC service area. The funds help defray costs associated with touring the Antelope Valley coal-based generating plant, the Coteau Freedom coal mine and the Great Plains coal gasification plant, which are all located near Beulah in western North Dakota.

To encourage participation in these school tours, Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative will furnish $10.00 per person towards the evening meal on the trip back home.

Transportation and supervision of students must be provided by the local school districts. The tours allow students a first-hand look at the generation of electricity from coal, a look at one of two gasification plants in the entire world, and a ride down into a coal mine. They will visit a power plant and learn about the many job opportunities available in North Dakota's energy industry. It is a full day that will provide great insight into one of North Dakota's most promising and brightest industries. For more information, call (800) 342-4671.

Recognizing that school budgets are often tight, and to help defray trip expenses, Dakota Valley Electric's board of directors has approved a $150 donation to any high school in the cooperative's service area that takes a group of students to the state Capitol to view North Dakota's legislative process in action; which meets every other year from January through April; Ex: 2021, 2023, 2025.