Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) said that enXco will build the wind farm and turn it over to WPS in a turnkey transaction. The two companies earlier reached an agreement in which WPS will contract with enXco Service to operate and provide maintenance for the 66 turbines, including 24/7 remote monitoring from their operations control center located in Chandler, Minnesota.
The wind farm is expected to be operational in late December 2009, helping WPS reach its state-mandated renewable portfolio target of generating 10% of its retail electrical sales with renewable power by 2015.
Conrad Weis, project manager for WPS, said: “enXco has met the requirements and we are pleased to enter the construction phase of the project early in 2009.”
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, is an electric and natural gas utility headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It serves approximately 433,000 electric customers and 314,000 natural gas customers in residential, agricultural, industrial, and commercial markets, claims the company.
