South Dakota Rural Electric Youth Excursion

Each summer, South Dakota's rural electric cooperatives sponsor area students for the South Dakota Rural Electric Youth Excursion. This FREE four-day event takes place in Bismarck and Beulah, North Dakota.

During the four-day all-expense-paid excursion students will stay at Bismarck State College and tour the power-generation facilities in North Dakota where a majority of the electricity they use is produced. Students will also participate in hands-on electrical experiments and attend social activities like swimming, shopping, and a riverboat cruise down the Missouri River. High school students who are dependents of B-Y Electric members are encouraged to apply for the South Dakota Rural Electric Youth Excursion.

2025 Youth Excursion

July 21-24, 2025 in Bismarck, N.D.

All area high school students whose parents or guardians are members of B-Y Electric are eligible to apply.

Teens attending this event will:

• Have the opportunity to sightsee and meet new friends from other participating cooperatives.
• Learn about “The Story Behind the Switch” and see where South Dakota’s electricity generates.
• Tour the Great Plains Synfuel Plant, Freedom Coal Mine, and Antelope Valley Station Power Plant.
• Spend their evenings swimming, shopping, and cruising on the Lewis and Clark Riverboat.

B-Y Electric will provide transportation, lodging, meals, entertainment, and sightseeing events. Students are only required to supply their own personal/shopping money.

Apply now for this all-expenses-paid trip!

Deadline for 2025: May 9th, 2025 @ 4:00 pm