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Regulators approve wind energy facility permit for SD project
The PrairieWinds SD 1 project is scheduled to be operational in early 2011. Construction will begin upon completion of all permits.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative - June 16, 2010
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously for the approval of a wind energy facility permit June 15 for a wind project up to 162-megawatts and the facilities associated with it in central South Dakota. Currently, the PrairieWinds SD 1 project is planned for 101-turbines, located north of White Lake, near Crow Lake, SD.
A permit from the Public Utilities Commission is required because the project’s nameplate output is 100 megawatts or greater. The permit authorizes construction for a project up to 110 turbines and covering 37,000 acres.
Kevin Solie, senior environmental analyst at Basin Electric, said the application for the permit was submitted December 30, 2009, and a public hearing was held in White Lake on March 1.
Several more approvals and permits have yet to be issued. Construction will begin upon completion of all permits.
The PrairieWinds SD 1 project is scheduled to be operational in early 2011. The project will be owned and operated by Basin Electric subsidiary, PrairieWinds SD 1.
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