Construction has begun on the $363-million Crow Lake Wind Project in south-central South Dakota. The project will consist of 108 turbines located throughout Aurora, Brule and Jerauld Counties just east of Chamberlain in the south-central part of the state. A subsidiary of Bismarck-based Basin Electric Power Cooperative, PrairieWinds SD 1 Inc., will own and operate 101 of the 108 planned turbines.
Another seven turbines will be owned by South Dakota Wind Partners, a group of local investors. PrairieWinds will construct the seven turbines for the Wind Partners and operate them. Through PrairieWinds, Basin Electric will purchase the electricity that’s produced from those turbines. The Wind Partners announced in late September they had raised the $16.8 million required from South Dakota investors for their part of the project, which is scheduled to be completed in early 2011.
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Source: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
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