Oliver County Wind Energy Center is a 197.9MW onshore wind power project. It is located in North Dakota, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 2006.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Onshore 197.9 197.9 – Active North Dakota, the US NextEra Energy Resources

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The project is developed and owned by NextEra Energy Resources. The company has a stake of 100%.

The project generates 484,428MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 24,000 households.

Development Status

The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in December 2006.

Power Purchase Agreement

Minnesota Power and Minnkota Power Cooperative are the power offtakers from the project.

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Contractors Involved

Oliver County Wind Energy Center (Oliver County Wind Energy Center Phase I) is equipped with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SWT-2.3-93 turbines. The phase consists of 22 turbines with 2.3MW nameplate capacity.

Oliver County Wind Energy Center (Oliver County Wind Energy Center Phase II) is equipped with GE Renewable Energy turbines. The phase consists of 32 turbines, each with 1.5MW nameplate capacity.

Oliver County Wind Energy Center (Oliver County Wind Energy Center Phase III) is equipped with GE Renewable Energy turbines. The phase consists 48 turbines.

About NextEra Energy Resources

NextEra Energy Resources LLC (NEER) is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc,is a diversified clean energy company and is one of the largest wholesale generators of electric power in the US. The company, together with its subsidiaries owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electricity generating facilities in wholesale energy markets in the US, Canada, and Spain. The company generates electricity using different fuel sources such as natural gas and oil, wind, solar and nuclear. It offers electricity to utilities, retail electricity providers, power cooperatives, municipal electricity providers and industrial companies. The company also provides energy and capacity requirement services; conducts power and gas marketing and trading activities; participates in natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil production and pipeline infrastructure development; and owns a retail electricity provider. NEER is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, the US.

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