The commissioning of the last Bison 1B turbine was completed on 31 January by Minnesota Power and its primary contractor and turbine supplier, Siemens.
Bison 1A, the first phase of the 82MW installation, was completed about a year ago and has been producing renewable energy since then.
Minnesota Power deployed upgraded 3MW Siemens turbines featuring direct drive power units during the first phase of installation.
Currently work is 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 will be complete by the end of the year.
Minnesota Power is a division of ALLETE, Inc.
