February 19, 2019 - Lignite Energy Council

Recent Polar Vortex serves as reminder that lignite-based electricity is dispatchable

During the Polar Vortex 2019, otherwise known in North Dakota as a “cold snap”, it’s a great time to talk about three concepts: reliability, dispatchability and resilience. Reliability is related to the ability of a...

Member Update

2018 Annual Report to membership highlights strategy and accomplishments

The Lignite Energy Council is now 44 years old. Formed in the 1970s when the lignite industry was beginning to grow, the Council has provided a variety of services to its members – and 2018...

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Keynote speakers named for 2019 Annual Meeting: Brian Davey from Brown Coal Innovation and Janet Gellici from National Coal Council

The theme for the 2019 Lignite Energy Council’s Annual Meeting is “Blueprint for the Future” and who better to speak about the future of the lignite industry than two people who work with advanced coal...

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North Dakota Legislative Update – February 2019

By Jonathan Fortner, LEC Director of Government Relations Our top priority in the 2019 Legislative Session is House Bill 1439, which is an oil extraction tax exemption for enhanced oil recovery projects that utilize carbon...

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Minnesota Legislative Update: A tale of two committees

Minnesota Legislative Update: A tale of two committees By Joel Johnson, Minnesota Director of Coalition for a Secure Energy Future When it comes to energy policy, the 2019 Minnesota Legislature is shaping up to be...

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Energy and Labor Summit held in Minnesota

In early February, the Coalition for a Secure Energy Future joined with partners from the building trades to host a learning session in St. Paul for Minnesota Legislators. Secure Energy Future co-chairs Loren Solberg and...

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New study shows benefits of using CO2 for enhanced oil recovery

North Dakota’s lignite industry has been a stable employer at current levels since the 1980s when the last large mine expansion and power plant were constructed. Roughly 14,000 jobs are directly or indirectly tied to...

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LEC reps head to Morgantown to visit NETL labs

A delegation representing North Dakota’s lignite interests will be visiting the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown on March 5. Since 2006, representatives of the Lignite Energy Council and the...

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Enrollment opens for annual lignite education seminar

Registration is now open for the Lignite Energy Council’s 34th Annual Lignite Education Seminar: Energy, Economics and Environment. The four-day seminar gives elementary, middle and high school teachers in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana...

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2018 television ads increase public awareness of homegrown electricity

2018 television ads increase public awareness of homegrown electricity This last year was an exciting year for the Coalition for a Secure Energy Future and the Lignite Energy Council when it came to sharing...