The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved four wind power projects proposed by Xcel Energy, totalling 750 MW. The state regulator approved two wind projects of 200 MW each, under a power purchase agreement with Geronimo Energy: Courtenay Wind Farm near Jamestown, Xcel Energy also received approval for two projects, developed by RES America Developments, which would transfer ownership to Xcel Energy after commissioning: Pleasant Valley, a 200 MW project near Austin, Minnesota, adjacent to the Grand Meadow wind project, which Xcel Energy owns, and Border Winds Project, a 150 MW project located in Rolette County in north central North Dakota, near the Canadian border.
All four projects are scheduled to be in service by the end of 2015. Combined with proposals in the company’s Colorado and Texas/New Mexico service areas, Xcel Energy this year has proposed adding a total of 1,900 MW of wind resources, a 40% increase in company-wide wind capacity.
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