Wind Energy in North Dakota

katy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:40:11 -0800

In central North Dakota, near the Missouri River, the Wilton windmills stand nearly 300 ft tall and generate enough clean energy to power 30,000 homes. Basin Electric Power Cooperative, a consumer-owned, non-profit energy cooperative headquartered in Bismarck, purchases all the electricity produced at the Wilton Wind Energy Center. Made up of 126 customer-owned rural electricity providers, Basin is also working on possible carbon sequestration and using its wind power to create hydrogen fuel for its vehicles.

North Dakota now gets most of its electricity from coal, but with the help of renewable energy credits, wind power is becoming an economically viable clean energy alternative.

Wind Energy in North Dakota - RECs

davetest — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:38:51 -0700

In the Northeastern corner of North Dakota, the Langdon windmills stand nearly 300 ft tall and generate enough clean energy to power over 40,000 homes. The facility provides over 10% of the electricity requirements for the Minnkota Power Cooperative, a regional cooperative made up of 11 member-owner rural distribution cooperatives serving North Dakota and Minnesota.

Despite having the greatest wind generating potential of any state, North Dakota now gets most of its electricity from coal. But with the help of renewable energy credits (RECs), wind power is becoming an economically viable clean energy alternative.

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Wind Energy in North Dakota

Wind Energy in North Dakota - RECs