Allete has announced that the first of 43 Nordex N100 turbines at the 107MW Thunder Spirit wind farm in North Dakota, USA has started to generate electricity.
The first turbine went online on October 21, rapidly followed by four more at the renewable energy farm which is being built about 100 miles southwest of Bismarck.
It is expected to be completed by December and the energy produced will be sold to Montana Dakota Utilities.
Allete Clean Energy president Eric Norberg said the relationship with MDU was one reason for the success of the project.
Montana-Dakota chief executive Nicole Kivisto said: “Having the first turbines produce power is a huge milestone. We’re excited that the project continues to be on schedule for full production by the end of the year.
“The partnership with ACE has been very good and we look forward to Thunder Spirit Wind becoming part of our generation portfolio and providing affordable power to our customers for many years to come.”
Image: Nordex N100 wind turbines (Nordex)
Thunder Spirit sparks up
Allete's 107MW wind farm in North Dakota begins to generate electricity
By EBS