Sempra U.S. Gas & Power Acquires 78-MW Minnesota Wind Project from Geronimo Energy
Submitted by aburr on Sun, 2015-05-03 20:20Sempra U.S. Gas & Power acquired the Black Oak Getty wind project in Minnesota from Geronimo Energy.
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power acquired the Black Oak Getty wind project in Minnesota from Geronimo Energy.
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) ruled in favor of solar as a cost-competitive energy source for Xcel Energy. Geronimo Energy's Aurora Solar Project was selected by the PUC to fill a portion of Xcel's future generation needs. The Aurora Solar Project is a 100-MW distributed solar generation project that will utilize solar arrays ranging in size from 2 MW to 10 MW across Xcel's service territory.
Geronimo Energy signed two long-term wind energy purchase agreements with Xcel Energy for a total of 400 MW of wind energy to be generated at the Courtenay Wind Farm and Odell Wind Farm. The Courtenay Wind Farm is a 200-MW wind energy facility in Stutsman County, North Dakota. The project will consist of up to 125 wind turbines to be constructed across 25,000 acres of leased land from over 60 landowners. The Odell Wind Farm is a 200-MW wind energy facility in Jackson, Watonwan and Cottonwood counties, Minnesota.