Wind Power Innovation

Wind Power Innovation

Wind Farm Hearing

A large new gathering of wind towers could soon be erected south of andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t minot-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Minotandamp lt aandamp gt andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t basin-electricandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Basin Electricandamp lt aandamp gt is asking for permission to put up 77 windmills near the location of two andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t wind-turbineandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt wind turbineandamp lt aandamp gt s that were Basin s first in the state The andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t north-dakotaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt North Dakotaandamp lt aandamp gt andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t public-service-commissionandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Public Service Commissionandamp lt aandamp gt held a hearing on the request today in Minot Public Service Commissioner andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t kevin-cramerandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Kevin Cramerandamp lt aandamp gt says between andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t wind-farmandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt wind farmandamp lt aandamp gt s andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t oilandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt oilandamp lt aandamp gt pipelines and electrical transmission lines the PSC is handling many more what are called andamp quot siting requestsandamp quot today than only a few years ago Kevin Cramer PSC andamp quot We have about 12 billion dollars worth of wind projects in front of us at some point in the regulatory process We have a half-billion dollars worth of oil pipelines We have a half-billion dollars worth of transmission lines in front of us We have about 52 siting cases To put that in perspective two years ago we had 16 Two years before that we had a handful andamp quot Floyd Robb Basin Electric andamp quot Those were the first two wind towers we built in ND It was a learning process we had not operated wind before so we did have a learning curve But I think we have it under control now and that s why we re moving forward on this project andamp quot If Basin gets approval construction on the 77 wind towers should begin this summer and the 115-megawatts of electricity they ll provide could begin flowing this winter

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