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New workforce study reveals surprising results

Researchers at North Dakota State University worked with human resources professionals at the mines and power plants to compile information about the lignite industry. Before the study, we had anecdotal information about salaries, work locations,...

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Affordable energy has a lot to do with affordable food

As we buy our food and prepare for the holiday celebrations, the November Table Topics is a good reminder of the integral part that energy plays in the production of affordable food. The amount of...

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Oliver County is tops in highest average wages

Compensation rates for the lignite industry are often considerably higher than similar occupations in other industries . Also workers in the lignite industry tend to reside near their place of work. These two statements were...

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Bismarck and Fargo recognized for clean air by the American Lung Association

The American Lung Association recently released its “State of the Air” Annual Report for 2021, giving North Dakota “A” grades for lack of ozone, also known as smog. Bismarck was ranked as one of the...

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Dash to Gas? We’ve been warned

The 2008 Department of Energy foresaw the electric industry turning away from coal toward natural gas-based generation for baseload power. In a white paper, the DOE warned against swapping out coal for natural gas. The...

Energy and Environmental Facts

North Dakota is a powerhouse when it comes to energy — oil and gas, coal, ethanol, hydro-electric, wind, etc. — but we are also a clean air state thanks to the cooperation between industry and...

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Lignite is resilient

With the Texas blackouts affecting three of the nation’s electrical grids, people and policymakers are looking at generation sources differently. While the product — electricity — is the same, generation sources have varying degrees of...

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LEC pushes back on discriminatory ESG practices

Social and Governance (ESG) programs are employed by banks and insurance companies. They are a formidable challenge as the companies in the lignite industry work to stay competitive in the marketplace. With the North Dakota...

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Keeping lignite competitive

The North Dakota Legislature will be convening tomorrow, January 5, and is expected to conclude on or before Friday, April 30. The government affairs committee of the Lignite Energy Council has been putting together a...

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Is 45Q the same as the production tax credit?

Are all tax credits the same? Some would have you believe they are. But there are significant differences between the 45Q tax credit that incentivizes investments in technology to capture carbon dioxide at power plants...

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