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Great River Energy is a not-for-profit wholesale electric power cooperative based in Bismarck, North Dakota, serving 26 member-owner distribution cooperatives and a customer base of 1.7 million people. The organization focuses on providing reliable, cleaner electricity while ensuring affordable rates and actively explores innovative ways to serve its members through various initiatives. With a commitment to sustainability, Great River Energy aims for its energy mix to consist of nearly half renewable resources by 2025, resulting in significant benefits for its members. The cooperative's diverse resource portfolio and ongoing projects underscore its dedication to enhancing energy reliability and community impact. Generated from the website

BNI Coal is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ALLETE (NYSE-ALE) and owns and operates the Center Mine near Center, N.D. BNI Coal's surface mine supplies lignite coal to fuel the nearby Milton R. Young steam electric Generating Station, Units I and II. BNI mines about 4.5 million tons of lignite coal annually, supplying both units of the Young Station. The mining process disturbs and reclaims approximately 210 acres per year. With reserves of 600 million tons, BNI has ample capacity to expand production. In 1930, Harris M. Baukol, his brothers and L.L. Monson formed Baukol-Noonan Lignite, Inc. and Noonan Holding Company. The companies began mining near Noonan, N.D. In 1949, the businesses were assumed by a successor company, Baukol-Noonan, Inc. Operations at the Center mine began in 1970. In 1988, Baukol-Noonan was purchased by Minnesota Power Company currently known as (ALLETE). Baukol-Noonan changed its name to BNI Coal Ltd. and relocated its headquarters to Bismarck, N.D.

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