Unprecedented load growth, driven by industrial expansion and artificial intelligence in a post-pandemic world, mean new power generation resources are needed—and fast. Basin Electric Power Cooperative, a not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative, owned by its 139 member systems across nine states, faced a significant challenge early in 2022. Basin Electric also self-performed a 17-mile 345-kV transmission line project in parallel with the generation project to interconnect the new generation to Basin Electric’s grid system. PGS IV is the largest single-site electric generation project built in North Dakota in 40 years, and its impact extends beyond the fence line. The project team raised more than $50,000 for Eckert Youth Homes, providing critical resources for at-risk teens in the Williston community.