Central USA

• Ameren Corporation, Inc. (Illiniois, Missouri)
  • 1/31/03: AES Completes Sale of Cilcorp to Ameren Corporation
  • Central Illinois Public Service
  • CILCORP
    • Central Illinois Light Company, CILCO
  • Union Electric
  • AmerenEnergy Generating
    • AmerenCIPS
      • Ameren transferred all generation to AmerenCIPS.
• American Electric Power, AEP - see Multi-Regional, Multi-National page
• Basin Electric Bismark, MT & ND regional cooperatives group
  • Service Area Map
  • Granite Peak Energy Inc
    • for-profit marketing subsidiary of Basin Electric that markets electricity in Montana under the state’s customer choice law passed in 1997.
  • Members:
    • Central Montana Electric Power Cooperative Billings, MT
      • Beartooth Electric Cooperative, Red Lodge, MT (see also SME, Montana)
      • Big Flat Electric Cooperative, Malta, MT
      • Big Horn County Electric Cooperative, Hardin, MT
      • Fergus Electric Cooperative, Lewistown, MT (see also SME, Montana)
      • Hill County Electric Cooperative, Havre, MT
      • Marias River Electric Cooperative, Shelby, MT
      • Mid-Yellowstone Electric Cooperative, Hysham, MT (see also SME, Montana)
      • Northern Electric Cooperative, Opheim, MT
      • Park Electric Cooperative, Livingston, MT
      • Sun River Electric Cooperative, Fairfield, MT
      • Tongue River Electric Cooperative, Ashland, MT (see also SME, Montana)
        • Harold Hanson, General Manager
          Main Street/Hwy 212, POBox 138
          Ashland MT 59003-0138
          406-784-2341
        • Service Area includes: Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Dawson, Powder River, Prairie & Rosebud 
      • Valley Electric Cooperative, Glasgow, MT
      • Vigilante Electric Cooperative, Dillon, MT
      • Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Huntley, MT (see also SME, Montana)
    • Central Power Electric Cooperative Minot, North Dakota
      • Capital Electric Cooperative, Bismark ND
      • Dakota Valley Electric, Milnor, ND
      • McLean Electric Cooperative, Garrison, ND
      • North Central Electric Cooperative, Bottineau, ND
      • Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, Carrington, ND
      • Verendrye Electric Cooperative, Velva, ND
    • Corn Belt Power Cooperative
    • District 9 (6 separate locations)
      • Grand Electric Cooperative, Bison, SD
      • KEM Electric Cooperative, Linton, ND
      • Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light & Power Association, Montevideo, MN
      • Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative, Flasher, ND
      • Oliver-Mercer Electric Cooperative, Hazen, ND
      • Rosebud Electric Cooperative, Gregory, SD
    • East River Electric Power Cooperative Madison, South Dakota
      • Bon Homme-Yankton Electric Association, Tabor, SD
      • Central Electric Cooperative
        • merger of Intercounty Electric Association, Mitchell, SD; and
          Tri-County Electric Association, Plankinton, SD
      • Charles Mix Electric Association, Lake Andes, SD
      • Clay-Union Electric Corporation, Vermillion, SD
      • Codington-Clark Electric Cooperative, Watertown, SD
      • Dakota Energy Cooperative, Huron, SD
      • Douglas Electric Cooperative, Armour, SD
      • FEM Electric Association, Ipswich, SD
      • H-D Electric Cooperative, Clear Lake, SD
      • Kingsbury Electric Cooperative, DeSmet, SD
      • Lake Region Electric Association, Webster, SD
      • Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Tyler, MN
      • McCook Electric Cooperative, Salem, SD
      • Northern Electric Cooperative, Bath, SD
      • Oahe Electric Cooperative, Blunt, SD
      • Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association, Danube, MN
      • Sioux Valley-Southwestern Cooperative, Colman, SD
        • (member of L&O Power Cooperative.)
      • Southeastern Electric Cooperative, Inc., Marion, SD
        • Merger between Lincoln-Union Electric Company, Alcester, SD; and Turner-Hutchinson Electric Cooperative, Marion SD
      • Traverse Electric Cooperative, Wheaton, MN
      • Union County Electric Cooperative, Elk Point, SD
      • Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Milbank, SD
    • L & O Power Cooperative Rock Rapids, IA
      • Lyon-Lincoln Rural Electric Cooperative, Rock Rapids, IA
      • Osceola Electric Cooperative, Sibley, IA
      • Sioux Valley-Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Colman, SD
        • member of East River Electric Power Cooperative
    • Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative, LeMars, Iowa
      • Harrison County Electric Cooperative, Woodbine, IA
      • Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, Estherville, IA
      • Lyon Rural Electric Cooperative, Rock Rapids, IA
      • Nishnabotna Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Harlan, IA
      • North West Rural Electric Cooperative, Orange City, IA
      • Western Iowa Municipal Electric Association, Manning, IA
      • Western Iowa Power Cooperative
      • Woodbury County Rural Electric Cooperative, Moville, IA
    • Powder River Energy Corporation (District 10), Sundance, WY
      • Sheridan-Johnson Rural Electrification Association.
      • Tri-County Electric Association
    • Rocky Mountain Generation Cooperative Inc, RMGC
      • brokering agent for Basin Electric
    • Rushmore Electric Power Cooperative (District 7) Rapid City, SD
      • Black Hills Electric Cooperative, Custer, SD
      • Butte Electric Cooperative, Newell, SD
      • Cam Wal Electric Cooperative, Selby, SD
      • Cherry-Todd Electric Cooperative, Mission, SD
      • Lacreek Electric Association, Martin, SD
      • Moreau-Grand Electric Cooperative, Timber Lake, SD
      • West Central Electric Cooperative, Murdo, SD
      • West River Electric Association, Wall, SD
    • Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Denver, Colorado
      Tri-State merged with Plains Electric Generation and Transmission July 1, 2000
      • Big Horn Rural Electric Company, Basin WY
      • Carbon Power & Light Inc, Saratoga WY
      • Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative Inc, Mountainair NM
      • Chimneyrock Public Power District, Bayard NE
      • Columbus Electric Cooperative Inc, Deming NM
      • Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Inc, Grants NM
      • Delta-Montrose Electric Association, Delta, CO
      • Empire Electric Association Inc, Cortez, CO
      • Garland Light & Power Company, Powell, WY
      • Gunnison County Electric Association, Gunnison, CO
      • High West Energy, Pine Bluffs, WY - also see Wyoming page
      • High Plains Power, Inc., Thermopolis and Riverton, WY
        (formerly Hot Springs REA and Riverton Valley)
      • Highline Electric Association, Holyoke CO
      • K. C. Electric Association, Hugo, CO
      • Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Inc, Taos NM
      • La Plata Electric Association, Durango, CO
      • Midwest Electric Cooperative Corporation, Grant, NE
      • Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc, Mora NM
      • Morgan County Rural Electric Association, Fort Morgan CO
      • Mountain Parks Electric Inc, Granby CO
      • Mountain View Electric Association Inc, Limon CO
      • Niobrara Electric Association, Lusk, WY
      • Northern Rio Arriba Electric Cooperative Inc, Chama NM
      • Northwest Rural Public Power District, Hay Springs, NE
      • Otero County Electric Cooperative Inc, Cloudcroft NM
      • Panhandle Rural Electric Membership Association, Alliance, NE
      • Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, Fort Collins, CO
      • Roosevelt Public Power District, Mitchell, NE
      • San Isabel Electric Association Inc, Pueblo, CO
      • San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Monte Vista, CO
      • San Miguel Power Association Inc, Nucla, CO
      • Sangre De Cristo Electric Association Inc, Buena Vista, CO
      • Sierra Electric Cooperative Inc, Elephant Butte NM
      • Socorro Electric Cooperative Inc, Socorro NM
      • Southeast Colorado Power Association, La Junta, CO
      • Southwestern Electric Cooperative Inc, Clayton NM
      • Springer Electric Cooperative Inc, Springer NM
      • United Power, Inc., Brighton, CO
      • Wheat Belt Public Power District, Sidney, NE
      • Wheatland Rural Electric Association Inc, Wheatland, WY
      • White River Electric Association Inc, Meeker, CO
      • Wyrulec Company, Lingle, WY
      • Y-W Electric Association, Akron, CO
      • Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associations's Resource Plan, April 2006
    • Upper Missouri G & T Electric Cooperative (District 8), Sidney, MT
      • Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative, Columbus, ND
      • Goldenwest Electric Cooperative, Wibaux, MT
      • Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Association, Sidney, MT
      • McCone Electric Cooperative, Circle, MT
      • McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Watford City, ND
      • Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative, Williston, ND
      • Sheridan Electric Cooperative, Medicine Lake, MT
      • Slope Electric Cooperative, New England, ND
      • Southeast Electric Cooperative, Ekalaka, MT
      • West Plains Electric Cooperative, Dickinson, ND
      • Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative, Columbus, ND
      • Goldenwest Electric Cooperative, Wibaux, MT
      • Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Association, Sidney, MT
      • McCone Electric Cooperative, Circle, MT
      • McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Watford City, ND
      • Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative, Williston, ND
      • Sheridan Electric Cooperative, Medicine Lake, MT
      • Slope Electric Cooperative, New England, ND
      • Southeast Electric Cooperative, Ekalaka, MT
      • West Plains Electric Cooperative, Dickinson, ND
• CMS Energy Corporation (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan)
• Empire District Electric Co
  • facts and stats
  • generation
    • Asbury 213 MW
    • Riverton 136 MW
    • Energy Center 180 MW
    • Ozark Beach 16 MW
    • State Line 253 MW
    • Iatan Unit#1 80 MW
• Great River Energy
  • G&T Coop, 29 Coops, Minnesota and part of Wisconsin)
  • United Services Group
• Interstate Power Company (Minnesota, north Iowa, northwest Illinois) - see Alliant as Multi-Regional Utility
• MDU Resources Group, Inc.
  • Centennial Energy Resouces LLC (IPP)
    • 1/17/03: agreed to purchase PG&E-NEG 66.6 MW of Mountain View wind gnerating facility in San Gorgonio Pas near Palm Springs CA, subject to FERC approval.
    • Brush Power LLC
      • 11/4/02: Completed purchase of combined 213-megawatt electric generating facilities located near Brush, Colorado. The ng-fired-cc generator include 3 units, the first began commercial ops Oct 1990. The plant has capacity payment contracts to sell 95 percent of the electricity to the PSCo of CO. Colorado Energy Management serves as the operator  and will continue operation under agreement w/ Brush Power LLC.
    • Centennial Energy Resources International Inc
    • Centennial Power
    • Colorado Energy Management
    • Rocky Mountain Power Inc
      • 4/20/2004: Rocky Mountain Power unit agreed to sell Powerex Corp. electricity power from its 116-MW facility under construction near Hardin, Montana. Provides for capacity and energy payments for the entire output from the plant, for three years with a two-year extension option.  The RMP coal-fired electricity plant began construction in December and is expected to come on line in late 2005.
  • Montana-Dakota Utilities
  • WBI Holdings
    • Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co
    • indirect subsidiary of MDU Resources Group Inc
    • provides natural gas transportation, underground storage and gathering services and provides energy marketing and management services
• Midwest Cogeneration Association
• Midwest Energy Association
• Midwest Renewable Energy Corp
  • Top of Iowa, II, III
  • Winnebago
• Missouri Basin Power Project, MBPP
  • Basin Electric has a 42.27 percent interest in the project and is the operating agent.
  • owner of Laramie River Station
  • participants include:
    • Wyoming Municipal Power Agency, Lusk, WY;
    • Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Denver, CO;
    • Missouri River Energy Services of Sioux Falls, SD;
    • Heartland Consumers Power District, Madison, SD;
    • Lincoln Electric System, Lincoln, NE; and
    • Basin Electric.
• Missouri River Energy Services - joint action agency
  • AKA Missouri Basin Municipal Power Agency
• North Central Electrical League
• Ottertail Power Company
• Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, TVPPA
• Upper Missouri Generation and Transmission Electric Cooperative Sidney, Montana
  • Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative, Columbus, ND
  • Goldenwest Electric Cooperative, Wibaux, MT
  • Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Association, Sidney, MT
  • McCone Electric Cooperative, Circle, MT
  • McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Watford City, ND
  • Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative, Williston, ND
  • Sheridan Electric Cooperative, Medicine Lake, MT
  • Slope Electric Cooperative, New England, ND
  • Southeast Electric Cooperative, Ekalaka, MT
  • West Plains Electric Cooperative, Dickinson, ND
• Western Fuels Association Inc.