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The Hartland Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm which is expected to produce 500 megawatts (MW) of power, using 333 wind turbines, in North Dakota. A second 500 MW phase is also being considered. At 1,000 MW, this project has the potential to be one of the largest wind farm developments in the United States.[1][2]
It is proposed that the wind farm will span portions of Burke, Mountrail and Ward counties, about 25 miles northwest of Minot. The project is sited in an ideal location along a ridge, atop a plateau, where there are exceptional wind speeds.[1][2] This is the wind farm development process which is to be followed:
- Identify potential sites and transmission issues.
- Establish relationships with landowners.
- Establish relationships with local stakeholders.
- Engage "strike team" (engineering, contractor, etc.).
- Execute permits and transmission agreements.
- Execute power purchase agreements.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Denali Energy and Montgomery Energy Form Joint Venture Hartland Wind Farm in North Dakota
- ^ a b Three counties to be part of new wind farm project
- ^ Alternative Energy and Renewable Energy
