Minnesota Power’s Bison 1 Wind Energy Center completed in North Dakota; Bison 2 and 3 up next
February 06 2012 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Renewable energy is flowing to the power grid from Minnesota
Power’s newest wind farm near New Salem, N.D., where the company
has commissioned 15 state-of-the-art wind turbines, completing its
Bison 1 Wind Energy Center.
Commissioning of the last Bison 1B turbine was completed Jan. 31
by personnel from Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, Inc.
(NYSE: ALE), and its primary contractor and turbine supplier,
Siemens.
Bison 1A, the first phase of the 82-megawatt (MW) installation,
was completed about a year ago and has been producing renewable
energy since then.
Midway through construction of Bison 1A, which consists of 16
turbines rated at 2.3MW, Minnesota Power decided to deploy upgraded
3MW Siemens turbines featuring direct drive power units. Bison 1B
will deliver more wind energy for approximately the same cost as
Bison 1A.
Work is well underway on Minnesota Power’s Bison 2 and Bison 3
wind farms, located adjacent to the Bison 1 installation in Oliver
and Morton Counties. Bison 2 and 3 will each consist of 35 of the
Siemens 3-MW direct-drive turbines, and together they’ll supply an
additional 210 MW of renewable energy.
Work on Bison 2 & 3 continues with favorable fall and winter
weather allowing solid progress on roads, foundations and balance
of plant systems in support of a planned end of 2012 completion. In
approving Minnesota Power’s long-term resource plan last May, the
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission ordered the company to
strongly consider adding more wind to its renewable portfolio
before the expiration of federal production tax credits on December
31, 2012.
Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, Inc., supplies electric
service to 144,000 residents, 16 municipalities and some of the
largest industrial customers in the United States.
The statements contained in this release and statements that
ALLETE may make orally in connection with this release that are not
historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Actual results
may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties and investors are directed to the risks discussed in
documents filed by ALLETE with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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