Blazing Star II Wind Farm is a 200MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Minnesota, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in January 2021. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Blazing Star Wind Farm 2 and Xcel Energy. The project is currently owned by Northern States Power with a stake of 100%.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 55,000 households, offsetting 665,784.832t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
The Tubular Steel towers installed at the Blazing Star II Wind Farm (Blazing Star II Wind Farm - Phase I), site are 150m high.
The Tubular Steel towers installed at the Blazing Star II Wind Farm (Blazing Star II Wind Farm - Phase II), site are 150m high.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in January 2021.
Contractors involved
Blazing Star II Wind Farm (Blazing Star II Wind Farm - Phase I) is equipped with Vestas Wind Systems V110-2.0 MW turbines. The phase consists of 10 turbines with 2MW nameplate capacity.
Blazing Star II Wind Farm (Blazing Star II Wind Farm - Phase II) is equipped with Vestas Wind Systems V120-2.0 MW turbines. The phase consists of 90 turbines with 2MW nameplate capacity.
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About Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy Inc (Xcel Energy), is an energy holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it has a presence in the entire energy vertical, including generation, procurement, transmission, distribution and resale of electricity. The company produces electric energy using coal, nuclear, natural gas, wind, hydro, biomass and solar sources. Xcel Energy also transports, stores, distributes and resells natural gas. It procures natural gas from independent suppliers, based on market indices. Xcel Energy also provides home appliance repair, maintenance, and replacement services. The company serves residential, commercial and industrial customers in South Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota, Colorado, North Dakota, New Mexico, Texas, and Wisconsin. Xcel Energy is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the US.
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