Wisconsin Power & Light Co. announced that it has finished construction on its Minnesota wind farm and that it is up and running generating power.
The total cost of the project was $460 million and began delivering power Monday morning about a week ahead of the company’s projections.
The Bent Tree Wind Farm is located in Albert Lea, Minn, and consists of 122 turbines that can produce up to 201 megawatts of electricity. It is expected that over a year’s time the wind farm will generate enough power to supply 50,000 homes.
“The addition of Bent Tree allows us to meet and exceed Wisconsin’s existing renewable portfolio standard,” said John Larsen, WP&L president.
Wisconsin Wind Works is a consortium of nearly 300 suppliers and manufacturer's working collaboratively to satisfy foreign and domestic wind power supply chain needs.
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