WILLISTON – The North Dakota Public Service Commission announced it will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 30, in Williston regarding an application for a siting permit to construct a combined-cycle gas turbine generator in Williams County, which would be known as the Bison Generation Station.

According to the PSC, Basin Electric Power Cooperative is requesting a siting permit for the construction of a 1,490-megawatt combined-cycle gas turbine generator and associated facilities. The project would consist of two combined-cycle gas turbines, two heat recovery steam generators and two steam turbine generators. In addition to the power generation and emissions control equipment, an electrical substation, natural gas interconnection facility, stormwater detention pond, wastewater evaporation/retention pond, temporary laydown areas, temporary construction and permanent operations parking and auxiliary equipment will be part of the project.

The project will interconnect to a new transmission line that will be located on the east portion of the project site, allowing for interconnection to the electric grid. This would allow Basin Electric to address a rapid increase in development for loads in its northwest service area. Estimated cost of the project is $3.8 billion.

The facility would be located on a 240-acre parcel of land about 17 miles northeast of Williston in Wheelock Township, Williams County.

The public hearing begins at 9 a.m. in the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave. W.

In­formation received after the hearing will not be part of the official record and cannot be used as a basis for the commission’s decision unless certain additional procedures are followed.