The $300m project, which is being developed by Thunder Spirit Wind, will include up to 75 wind turbines. It will take nine months to complete and construction is expected to begin later 2013 or in early 2014.
Once operational, the project will generate enough money every year in landowner payments and taxes, evwind reports.
Power agreement was not yet signed the company with a customer for the generated power.
Public Service commissioner Randy Christmann said that, by citing legislation passed in 2007, the law set an objective of having 10% of the state’s energy production to come from renewable sources including wind energy by 2015.
Public Service commissioner Julie Fedorchak said that I believe the output of the wind farm would be used in the oil patch in the northwest part of the state, where power demand is high.
