Jul
12
Xcel Energy Receives Approval for 1,550MW Wind Energy Plan
ByThe seven new wind farms constitute the company’s largest wind expansion in upper Midwest, which will increase its regional wind output by roughly 70 percent.
Xcel Energy received approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for the largest expansion of wind energy in the upper Midwest. The North Dakota Public Service Commission will review the plan later this year.
The new energy plan consists of seven new wind farms for Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, and are slated to begin commercial operation by the end of 2020. Combined, the facilities will generate enough energy to power more than 800,000 homes, increasing Xcel Energy’s regional wind output by roughly 70 percent…
