Beethoven Wind is a 79.55MW onshore wind power project. It is located in South Dakota, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2014 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in May 2015.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Onshore 79.55 79.55 – Active South Dakota, the US BayWa r e Renewable Energy

Description

The project was developed by BayWa r e Renewable Energy and is currently owned by NorthWestern.

The project supplies enough clean energy to power 31,000 households. The project cost is $145.668m.

The project has 80m high towers.

Development Status

The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2014 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in May 2015.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to NorthWestern under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years from 2015. The contracted capacity is 79.55MW.

Contractors Involved

BayWa r e Renewable Energy and Thorstad were selected to render EPC services for the wind power project.

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 43 units of 1.85-87 turbines, each with 1.85MW nameplate capacity.

BayWa r e Renewable Energy and GE Renewable Energy were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.

About BayWa r e Renewable Energy

BayWa r e Renewable Energy GmbH (BayWa r e Renewable Energy) that designs and manufactures renewable energy equipment. The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Methodology

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