DAKOTA GASIFICATION COMPANY

Dakota Gasification Company, a for-profit subsidiary of Basin Electric Power Cooperative, owns and operates the Great Plains Synfuels Plant near Beulah, North Dakota. The Synfuels Plant is the only commercial-scale coal gasification facility in the United States that manufactures natural gas... Today, Dakota Gas is capable of exporting about 152 million cubic feet per day of CO 2 to Canada - about 50 percent of the CO 2 produced when running at full rates... Dakota Gas acquired the plant from the DOE in 1988 pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement. Dakota Gas made its final payment to the DOE in February 2010. The U.S. government has recouped $1.3 billion of its original investment in the plant through revenue sharing, tax credits surrendered and the revenue received during ownership.

Also known as: Dakota Gas

Primary location: Beulah United States