Coyote Ridge Wind Farm is a 96.7MW onshore wind power project. It is located in South Dakota, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2019.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Onshore 96.7 96.7 Active South Dakota, the US Avangrid Renewables; WEC Energy Group

Description

The project is developed and owned by Avangrid Renewables and WEC Energy Group. The company’s ownership stake in the project stands as 80% and 20% respectively.

The project cost is $170.72m.

Development Status

The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in 2019.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Google Energy under a power purchase agreement for a period of 12 years from 2019. The contracted capacity is 96.7MW.

Contractors Involved

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The wind power project consists of 39 turbines.

About Avangrid Renewables

Avangrid Renewables LLC (Avangrid Renewables) a subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables Holdings, Inc., is a renewable energy company that carries out electricity generation from renewable energy sources including wind, biomass, solar energy and thermal energy. The company also offers services such as balancing, scheduling and transportation of natural gas. It operates various renewable energy projects to generate electricity. The company serves to federal and state agencies, institutional retail, investor owned utilities, joint action agencies, wholesale customers, commercial and industrial customers and other public. Avangrid Renewables is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the US.

About WEC Energy Group

WEC Energy Group Inc (WEC) is an energy holding company. It generates and distributes electricity and thermal energy and delivers natural gas. The company produces electric power using various sources like coal, natural gas, oil, hydro, solar, wind and biomass. WEC owns, maintains, monitors, and operates electric transmission systems; owns generating facilities and leases those to its group entities; provides natural gas storage and hub services for its sister companies; and owns underground natural gas storage facilities. It serves residential, commercial, community, government customers in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. WEC is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the US.

Methodology

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