Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Rugby Wind Farm Dedicated

North Dakota's newest wind farm, the 149.1-megawatt Rugby Wind Power Project, received a special dedication ceremony yesterday.

The 71-turbine facility is now up and running in Pierce County, generating enough power to supply up to 45,000 homes with renewable electricity.

Developed by Oregon-based Iberdrola Renewables, the wind farm uses Suzlon S88-2.1MW wind turbines, with 40MW of the wind farm's power output going to Missouri River Energy Services, a South Dakota organization of member communities throughout the region.

The Rugby wind farm supported 250 jobs during its construction by Fargo-based Wanzek Construction, Inc.

Now operational, it has 17 full-time staff based on site.

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Source: North Dakota Department of Commerce

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