Otter Tail Power agrees to buy Merricourt wind farm

Merricourt, N.D.  (CSi) Otter Tail Power Company  announces that they have signed agreements to purchase a 150-megawatt wind farm in the Merricourt area, 15 miles south of Edgeley, in Southeastern North Dakota.

EDF renewable Energy will design and build the wind farm, costing more than $250 million to construct.   It  will generate enough electricity to power more than 65,000 homes.

Otter Tail Power Company President Tim Rogelstad says North Dakota has produced some of the best wind resources.

He says, “Our North Dakota service area has some of the best wind resources in the country to produce low-cost energy. And, because of advances in technology, this wind farm will have a high energy output—even by North Dakota standards.”

Wind energy now supplies approximately 19 percent of the electricity Otter Tail Power Company uses to serve its customers. With this addition, customers will receive approximately 28 percent of their energy from wind.