Basin Electric, NextEra to Build 99 MW Wind Farm

摘要

Basin Electric Power Co-op and NextErarnEnergy signed an agreement to develop a 99 MW wind farm, the fifth project between the companies.rnNextEra will build, own and operate the project in South Dakota and Basin Electric will buy the electricity. The farm will feature 66 1.5 MWwind turbines and is expected to be ready for commercial operation by mid-2010.rnBasin Electric said it will sell the power to the Western Area Power Administration for the first three years of operation. Basin Electric is also building a cooperative-owned wind farm in North Dakota and another in South Dakota.