Prairie Star is a 100.6MW 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 December 2007. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by EDP Renewables North America. EDP Renovaveis and Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 51% and 49% respectively.
The project generates 2,036MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 30,000 households, offsetting 290,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in December 2007.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Great River Energy under a power purchase agreement from 2008. The contracted capacity is 100MW.
Contractors involved
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The project consists of 61 units of V82-1.65 MW turbines, each with 1.65MW nameplate capacity.
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About EDP Renewables North America
EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), formerly Horizon Wind Energy LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renovaveis SA, is a renewable energy company that develops, operates and constructs wind farms and solar parks. The company's wind farms include Blue Canyon Wind Farm, Elkhorn Valley Wind Farm, Lone Star Wind Farm, Lost Lake Wind Farm, Kittitas Valley Wind Farm, Madison Wind Farm, Meridian Way Wind Farm and Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm, among others. It also operates Lone Valley Solar Parks that supports sustainable energy generation. The company has operations throughout the US and Canada. EDPR NA is headquartered in Houston, Texas, the US.
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